Archive · 27 Dec 2025
Pimpri-Chinchwad Police Nab Attempted Murder Accused in Junnar Forest
The Pimpri-Chinchwad Police have caught a young man named Aditya who was hiding in a forest near Junnar.
He was wanted for trying to murder someone and had been hiding to avoid the police.
The police found him after a lot of searching and he had even changed his name to hide better.
The police used special laws to catch him and now he is in their custody.
The police team that caught him was led by some important officers and they worked together to find and arrest him.
Pimpri-Chinchwad Police arrested a 19-year-old named Aditya, also known as Aadi Pravin Chavan, who was hiding in Junnar Forest.
Aditya was charged with attempted murder and other serious offenses, including under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA).
The accused had changed his identity and given his SIM card to a truck driver to evade capture.
A special team from the Pimpri-Chinchwad Crime Branch Unit 1 was formed to track and arrest him.
The arrest was made under the guidance of senior police officials, including the Commissioner of Police and Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime).
- Who
- Aditya, also known as Aadi Pravin Chavan, a 19-year-old from Nigdi
- What
- Arrest of an absconding attempted murder accused
- When
- The arrest was announced on Friday, with the crime registered earlier in 2025
- Where
- Junnar Forest, Pune
- Why
- To evade law enforcement, the accused changed his identity and hid in the forest
- Accused Name
- Aditya, also known as Aadi Pravin Chavan
- Age
- 19
- Location of Arrest
- Junnar Forest
- Charges
- Attempted murder, Arms Act, Criminal Law (Amendment) Act, MCOCA
- Police Unit
- Unit 1 of Pimpri-Chinchwad Crime Branch
- Case Number
- 273/2025
- Police Station
- Nigdi Police Station