Pune Man Who Lost His Father as an Infant Waited 23 Years to Avenge His Killing, Four Held

Police cracked a murder on the Pune-Satara highway after the main accused confessed the killing was revenge for his own father's murder 23 years earlier.

A revenge plot two decades in the making has been unravelled by police in Maharashtra after a brutal killing on the Pune-Satara highway. What looked like a fresh, random attack turned out to be the final act of a grudge stretching back more than two decades, and four men are now in custody over it.

The killing near the old Katraj tunnel
On July 11, 40 year old Sanjay Baburao Kadu-Deshmukh was hacked to death with a sharp weapon in the Shindewadi area. Sanjay was originally from Kuran village in Velhe taluka but had been living in Mundhwa. The attack took place close to the old Katraj tunnel, and a murder case was registered at Rajgad police station soon after, triggering a full investigation.

A confession that exposed a 23 year old grudge
Investigators from the Local Crime Branch of Pune Rural Police, working alongside the Rajgad police, zeroed in on two young men, Manthan Vaidya and Saurabh Pardeshi, and brought them in for questioning. Under sustained interrogation, main accused Manthan Dinesh Vaidya broke down and confessed. He told investigators that Sanjay Deshmukh had killed his father when Manthan was just six months old, roughly 23 years ago. That loss had stayed with him ever since, and he eventually plotted with associates to track down and kill Sanjay in revenge.

Four held, pistol and cartridges seized
The four men arrested are main accused Manthan Dinesh Vaidya, Saurabh Sagar Pardeshi, Mizan Gausuddin Shaikh and Sandeep Babulal Kori. A country-made pistol and three live cartridges were recovered from the accused. Police are now working out how the weapon was obtained while pursuing further legal proceedings in the case.

Senior Police Inspector Pramod Kshirsagar said on Monday that Manthan Vaidya and Saurabh Pardeshi were taken into custody on July 14.

 During questioning, they admitted that they killed Sanjay Baburao Kadu-Deshmukh with help from Mizan Shaikh and Sandeep Kori.

The 2003 killing that started it all
Police say the roots of this murder go back to 2003, when Kadu-Deshmukh allegedly killed Manthan's father, Dinesh Vaidya, following a minor dispute. Manthan was barely six months old at the time, too young to even remember the father he lost. That single act, police believe, planted the seed of vengeance that finally erupted 23 years later.

Victim was out on bail in another case
Assistant Police Inspector Chetan Machale said Manthan had nursed the desire to avenge his father's killing for years before finally conspiring with the other accused to carry it out. He added that at the time he was killed, Kadu-Deshmukh was out on bail in a separate criminal case. Police say the investigation is continuing to establish whether anyone else was involved in planning the attack.

What this means for you
The case is a reminder that old, unresolved rivalries can turn violent even decades later.

• Across India: Cases like this highlight why police need to keep tabs on long-pending personal enmities linked to old criminal cases and the illegal weapons that can resurface around them.
• In Pune: Residents near the Pune-Satara highway and Shindewadi can expect stepped-up police patrolling and monitoring in the area following the arrests.

Questions & Answers

1. When and where was Sanjay Baburao Kadu-Deshmukh killed?
He was killed on July 11 in the Shindewadi area on the Pune-Satara highway, near the old Katraj tunnel.

2. What was the main motive behind the murder?
Main accused Manthan Dinesh Vaidya confessed that Sanjay Deshmukh had killed his father, Dinesh Vaidya, 23 years earlier, and the murder was planned as revenge for that killing.

3. How many people have been arrested in total?
Police arrested four people: Manthan Dinesh Vaidya, Saurabh Sagar Pardeshi, Mizan Gausuddin Shaikh and Sandeep Babulal Kori.

4. What was recovered from the accused?
A country-made pistol and three live cartridges were recovered from the accused.

5. What happened in 2003?
Police say that in 2003, following a minor dispute, Sanjay Kadu-Deshmukh killed Manthan's father Dinesh Vaidya, when Manthan was just six months old.

6. What was Sanjay Kadu-Deshmukh's status at the time he was killed?
According to Assistant Police Inspector Chetan Machale, Kadu-Deshmukh was out on bail in a separate criminal case at the time of his murder.

7. When were Manthan Vaidya and Saurabh Pardeshi taken into custody?
Senior Police Inspector Pramod Kshirsagar said both were taken into custody on July 14.

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