Archive · 10 Oct 2026
Thane Police Arrest Two Suspects in Purnekar Murder Case
Police in Thane are investigating the killing of political leader Pradeep Purnekar.
They arrested Santosh Kanojiya and Amit Singh in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh.
Police said the two had been missing for 10 days.
Investigators used technical tracking to find them near a temple.
Three other suspects had already been arrested.
Police say Kanojiya brought the accused together.
They have not yet shared the reason for the killing.
They expect the investigation to continue now that the two men are in custody.
Thane Police arrested Santosh Kanojiya, identified as the prime accused, and his associate Amit Singh in Prayagraj.
The two had been on the run for 10 days, according to the report.
Police said technical analysis and tracking led investigators to a temple in Prayagraj, where the pair were detained.
Three other suspects—Subhash Shinde, Nitesh Pawar and Nikhil Yadav—had previously been arrested.
Investigators said Kanojiya brought the accused together; the report does not specify a motive for the killing.
- Who
- Pradeep Purnekar, a Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) faction division chief, was the victim; police arrested Santosh Kanojiya and Amit Singh.
- What
- Police arrested two suspects in connection with Purnekar's murder.
- When
- The arrests came after the suspects had been on the run for 10 days; the article gives no calendar date.
- Where
- The arrests took place at a temple in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh. Purnekar was a division chief in Thane.
- Why
- Police are investigating the killing, but the article does not state a motive.
- Victim
- Pradeep Purnekar, a division chief in the Shiv Sena (Uddhav Balasaheb Thackeray) faction
- Prime accused arrested
- Santosh Kanojiya, alias Talli, 41
- Second suspect arrested
- Amit Singh, 34
- Arrest location
- A temple in Prayagraj, Uttar Pradesh
- Time on the run
- 10 days
- Previously arrested suspects
- Subhash Shinde, Nitesh Pawar and Nikhil Yadav
- Police account
- Investigators said Kanojiya brought the accused together