Caught on camera: Pune trader sitting at eatery shot, hacked to death with sickles

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Hindustan Times. The entire incident was caught on CCTV camera inside Hotel Jagadamba near Indapur on the Pune-Solapur Highway. According to the police, the deceased was identified as Avinash Dhanve, a property dealer, and had multiple criminal cases against him. Police added that his murder was likely to be a fallout of a gang war.

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Following this, the attackers did not chase the others while more joined in attacking Dhanve. After this, six people entered the eatery with sickles and machetes in their hands with which they hacked Dhanve to death. With the incident taking place, other guests of the eatery could be seen rushing out and the attackers too fled the scene while Dhanve's body remained on the ground.

According to the Police, the incident took place at around 8 pm Dhanve was a known criminal and his murder was a gang rivalry. "The victim dies on the spot. The police have cracked the case and the accused will be behind bars soon," Pune Rural SP Pankaj Deshmukh said.