Archive · 29 Aug 2026
Pune Police Book Two Eid-e-Milad Groups Over Laser Use
Pune Police registered two cases after Eid-e-Milad celebrations in Kondhwa.
Police said two celebration groups did not follow orders about sound systems and laser beam lights.
The alleged violations happened on August 26 at Kondhwa Kamela.
The events took place from noon until about 1:30 p.m.
Two mandal presidents and two DJ operators were named as suspects.
The cases were filed on August 28.
Police used sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Maharashtra Police Act.
The investigation is still continuing.
Kondhwa police registered separate cases against two Eid-e-Milad celebration mandals and their DJ operators.
The cases concern alleged violations of orders restricting sound systems and laser beam lights during August 26 celebrations.
The incidents allegedly occurred at Kondhwa Kamela between noon and about 1:30 p.m.
The cases were registered on August 28 under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Maharashtra Police Act.
Police identified four suspects, including two mandal presidents and two DJ operators; further investigation is underway.
- Who
- Kondhwa police named Umar Shabbir Sheikh, Ganpat Tukaram Kamthe, Rahil Sayyad Mujawar, and Anwar Imtiyaz Sheikh as suspects.
- What
- Two cases were registered over alleged violations of police orders on sound systems and laser beam lights during Eid-e-Milad celebrations.
- When
- The alleged violations occurred on August 26; the cases were registered on August 28 at about 8:14 p.m. and 8:20 p.m.
- Where
- The alleged violations took place at Kondhwa Kamela in Pune.
- Why
- Police said the two mandals knowingly disobeyed orders issued by Pune police authorities on August 24.
Police Allegations
Accused Groups’ Position
Compliance with celebration orders
Police Allegations
Police allege that the two mandals and their DJ operators knowingly violated August 24 orders concerning sound systems and laser beam lights.
Accused Groups’ Position
The article does not report a response or explanation from the mandal office-bearers or DJ operators.
Legal action
Police Allegations
Police registered separate cases against the mandal presidents and DJ operators under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Maharashtra Police Act.
Accused Groups’ Position
No defense, denial, or other position from the named suspects is provided in the article.
- Police station
- Kondhwa Police Station, Pune
- Celebration date
- August 26
- Case registration date
- August 28
- Alleged violations
- Use of sound systems and laser beam lights in violation of police orders
- Relevant laws
- Sections 223 and 270 of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and Sections 36 and 134 of the Maharashtra Police Act, 1951
- Named mandals
- HF Friend Circle Kamela Mandal and Zulfikar Boys, Ashrafnagar Kondhwa Mandal
- Investigation status
- Further investigation is underway