Pune, 12th September 2026: Police have taken preventive action against 27 people with criminal backgrounds ahead of the Ganeshotsav. Externment orders have been issued against them, barring them from entering Pune, Pimpri-Chinchwad and parts of Pune district for the period specified in the respective orders.
The action was carried out by seven police stations — Wanowrie, Wagholi, Bharati Vidyapeeth, Chandan Nagar, Lohegaon, Airport and Lonikand — to prevent disturbances and maintain law and order during the festival.
According to police, the externed individuals have criminal cases registered against them for various offences, including attempted murder, assault, criminal conspiracy, theft, vandalism, gambling, illegal liquor sales, verbal abuse and molestation.
Musa Abu Sheikh, 25, Anandnagar, Ramtekdi, Hadapsar
Ashok Mahadev Raut, 28, Surakshanagar, Hingne Mala, Hadapsar
Wagholi
Datta Ranganath Gaikwad, 29
Mahesh Devaram Londhe, 26
Rina Pawan Rajput, 35
Bharati Vidyapeeth
Ajinkya Santosh Kale, 24, Ambegaon Pathar
Sarfaraz Sameer Sheikh alias Dar, 24, SRA Colony, Katraj
Mahesh alias Bunty Vinayak Chavan, 22, Khopdenagar, Katraj
Airport
Anil Sahebrao Veer, 47, Indiranagar, Barmashell
Mukesh Bajrang Burunge, 36, Lane No. 10, Viman Nagar
Sagar Gautam Avadhut, 29, Ramwadi
Sumit alias Bunty Ranjit Gaikwad, 25, Ramwadi
Lohegaon
Ghulam alias Guddu Navrulhaq Mustafa Khan, 50, Kalwad Vasti
Shubham Sukhdev Sonawane, 38, Beer Force Road
Deepak Tukaram Gaikwad, 46
Atul Gautam Dhoke, 25, Kalwad Vasti
Aarti Sanjay Sathe alias Jamdade, 43, Dhanori
Lonikand
Sagar Raju alias Rajendra Bhalsing, 32, Kolwadi, Haveli
Sachin Kisan Shinde, 39, Lonikand
Harshad Kumar Shinde, 24, Lonikand, Haveli
Roshan Kumar Sahu, 24, Bhawadi, Haveli
Ajinkya Dadasaheb Maskute, 27, Khamgaon Bk., Daund
Santosh Govind Jadhav, 18, Lonikand
Prakash Baburao Shivbhakte, 25, Khadak Aali, Lonikand
Chandan Nagar
Sumit Sushil Borge, 30, Vadgaonsheri
Ganesh Jalindar Galande, 37, Anand Park, Vadgaonsheri
Atish Umesh Shingare, 23, Dhanori
Police have stepped up preventive measures across the city ahead of Ganeshotsav to prevent criminal activity and ensure peaceful celebrations.