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Pune: Zubair arrested under UAPA for terror links, Al Qaeda literature, videos and more. 19 suspects nabbed by ATS so far

OpIndia Staff - 28 October, 2025

Zubair Hangargekar was one of 19 people whose homes and places of employment were raided by Maharashtra ATS on 9th October.

Opinions

The Shaniwar Wada namaz row: A warning against the silent encroachment of Hindu heritage sites

Jinit Jain - 21 October, 2025

The namaz at Pune’s Shaniwar Wada was not an innocent act of prayer but a symbolic test of Hindu vigilance, a part of a wider pattern where temporary acts of devotion over a period of time are used to stake ownership claims.

Pune: BJP conducts purification ceremony after Muslim women offered Namaz inside Shaniwar Wada Fort

OpIndia Staff - 20 October, 2025

This comes after a video of some Muslim women offering namaz on 17th October at the fort built by Peshwa Bajirao went viral online. Following this, BJP MP Medha Kulkarni, along with her supporters, reached Shaniwar Wada, sprinkled cow urine, and performed Shiva Vandana. Earlier, Kulkarni wrote on social media, “We will not allow namaz to be offered at Shaniwar Wada. Hindu society has now awakened.”

News Reports

Former IAS probationer Puja Khedkar’s family absconds after Navi Mumbai road rage spirals into kidnapping case, police trace victim to Pune bungalow

OpIndia Staff - 17 September, 2025

Officials said Manorama Khedkar had helped her husband and his bodyguard to escape from their family bungalow in Pune and set ferocious dogs on a police team.

News Reports

Pune: Cybercriminal posing as IIT-Bombay professor dupes a private university of ₹2.46 crores by promising DRDO projects

OpIndia Staff - 12 September, 2025

The cybercriminal posing as IIT Bombay professor had assured that on 28th August, there would be a meeting in Pune to sign a memorandum of understanding (MoU). However, the meeting did not happen.

News Reports

Maharashtra: Fall in cases of rabies in stray dogs, but violent attacks by stray dogs on humans increasing, surge in dog bite incidents in...

Anurag - 5 August, 2025

RTI data reveals rising dog bite incidents in Pune even as rabies cases fall, prompting criticism of PMC’s sterilisation claims and calls for broader accountability in managing the growing stray dog menace.

News Reports

Pune: Syed shares offensive post on social media leading to protest from the Hindu community in Yavat, watch video

OpIndia Staff - 1 August, 2025

Syed shared an objectionable post in a WhatsApp group which sparked the agitation by the Hindu community.

Culture and History

Beyond Mastani: The unmatched military genius of Peshwa Bajirao, know why Amit Shah brought the legendary warrior to NDA campus in Pune

अनुपम कुमार सिंह - 8 July, 2025

Union Home Minister Amit Shah on July 4, 2025, unveiled a statue of Peshwa Bajirao I at the NDA campus in Pune, calling attention to the Maratha warrior’s unmatched military genius.

News Reports

Pune rape case: Police say professor helped techie woman file false case- Selfie, powder, delivery guy’s forced entry all turned out to be lies

OpIndia Staff - 7 July, 2025

Pune Police revealed that the rape claim made by a 22-year-old IT professional was fabricated. She accused a stranger of posing as a delivery agent and attacking her, but police found the story false within 24 hours after thorough investigation.

News Reports