Pune, 16 June 2025: In a major crackdown on organised crime, Pune Police shot dead Shahrukh alias Attati Sheikh, a notorious member of the ‘Tipu Pathan gang’, during an encounter in Lamboti village near Mohol in Solapur district. Sheikh, wanted for serious crimes including extortion, attempted murder, and robbery, opened fire on a police team and was killed in retaliatory firing early morning on Sunday.
Acting on a tip-off, a Crime Branch team led by Assistant Inspector Madan Kamble, along with officers Vinod Shivle, Amit Kamble, and Akbar Sheikh, raided the house of Sheikh’s relative Raju Sheikh at around 5 am. Despite police appeals to surrender, Shahrukh threatened the officers with a pistol and fired shots, forcing police to fire back. He was rushed to Solapur Government Hospital but died during treatment, Additional Commissioner of Police (Crime Branch) Pankaj Deshmukh said at a press conference.
Police recovered two pistols and eight live cartridges from the spot. A fresh case has been registered against Shahrukh and his wife Nafisa for attempting to murder police officers.
Sheikh had 15 cases against him in Pune, including attempted murder, robbery, and extortion, and was previously booked under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) at Wanawadi police station.
Meanwhile, Pune Police have also arrested nine key members of the ‘Tipu gang’, including the leader Rizwan alias Tipu Sattar Pathan. Others arrested are Ejaz Sattar Pathan, Nadeem Babar Khan, Saddam Salim Pathan, Ejaz Yusuf Inamdar, Irfan Nasir Sheikh, Azim alias Antya Muhammad Sheikh (all from Sayyidnagar, Hadapsar), Zaid Salim Bagwan (Kalepadal, Hadapsar), and Sajid Jibrail Nadaf (Vetalbaba Vasahat, Hadapsar).
The gang was booked under MCOCA after they allegedly demanded a ransom of ₹20 lakh to forcibly seize a woman’s property in Hadapsar. The crackdown has sent shockwaves through the underworld in Pune.
