Pune, 16th October 2026: The Pune Crime Branch Unit 4 has arrested a 21-year-old man who had been absconding for nearly two months in connection with an alleged murder attempt outside Cafe Flying Gypsy in the Deccan Gymkhana area.
The accused, Prem alias Pappu Satish Walhekar, a resident of More Shramik Vasahat in Kothrud, was arrested near a hotel on Aundh Road following a tip-off received by police constable Vishal Ithape.
A team led by Senior Police Inspector Kanchan Jadhav and Police Sub-Inspector Vaibhav Magdum apprehended him and handed him over to Deccan Police for further investigation.
According to police, Walhekar and his associates allegedly attacked a young man with a sickle outside Cafe Flying Gypsy on Shirole Road in the early hours of August 15. The victim sustained serious injuries. Deccan Police registered a case of attempted murder, and Walhekar had been absconding since the incident.
Police had earlier arrested seven people, including two women, and detained a minor in connection with the attack. The incident reportedly involved a group associated with social media reel creators attacking another young man outside the cafe.
In a separate development linked to the case, police arrested two people, including the cafe owner, for allegedly washing blood from the floor with water and destroying evidence. Following a police report, the Pune Municipal Corporation's anti-encroachment department demolished an unauthorised portion of the cafe.