1 week ago
Road-Rage Dispute Escalates Into Machete Attack in Pune
A motorcycle touched a car near a hospital in Daund.
The people involved began arguing.
Police say six people later came back with weapons.
They allegedly attacked a family with a machete, rods and hockey sticks.
Five family members were hurt.
The injured included Yash Gaikwad, his mother Jyoti, his grandmother Meera, and his cousins Manthan and Swanand.
Manthan and Swanand had serious injuries.
Police arrested six people after the attack.
A motorcycle allegedly brushed against a car outside a hospital in Daund, Pune, on Monday afternoon.
A dispute followed, and a group of six allegedly returned armed with a machete, rods and hockey sticks.
Five members of one family were injured in the attack, police said.
Cousins Manthan and Swanand Nanaso Gore suffered serious machete injuries and were treated at Mahalaxmi Hospital.
Police arrested six people in connection with the alleged attack.
- Who
- A family including Yash Gaikwad, Jyoti, Meera, Manthan and Swanand Nanaso Gore was allegedly attacked; police arrested six people.
- What
- A road-rage dispute allegedly escalated into an armed machete attack that injured five family members.
- Where
- Outside a hospital in Daund, in Pune district; two seriously injured men were treated at Mahalaxmi Hospital.
- When
- Monday afternoon; the alleged attack occurred minutes after the road dispute.
- Why
- The dispute allegedly began after a motorcycle brushed against a car.
Key facts
- Incident type
- Alleged armed attack following a road-rage dispute
- Location
- Daund, Pune district
- Time
- Monday afternoon
- People injured
- Five family members
- Weapons mentioned
- Machete, rods and hockey sticks
- Serious injuries
- Manthan and Swanand Nanaso Gore suffered serious machete injuries
- Police action
- Six people were arrested










