Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Pune Love Triangle Attack: Youth Killed, Woman Injured, Accused Arrested
A man named Dinesh Jhambre was arrested by police in India.
Police say he hurt two people with an iron rod.
Sadly, one young man died because of his injuries.
A young woman was also hurt very badly.
Police think this happened because of a love problem.
The man and the woman used to be close friends from their school days.
Police say the woman started a relationship with another young man, which made Dinesh upset.
After the attack, Dinesh tried to drive away in his car.
Police stopped him on a highway and caught him.
He told police he did it, and now they are learning more about what happened.
A 23-year-old man, Dinesh Mahadev Jhambre, was arrested for allegedly killing a young man and seriously injuring a woman with an iron rod in Pune's Hinjawadi area.
The attack took place on Thursday, August 6, at the place where the woman and the young man were staying, and police suspect a love triangle motive.
Police said Jhambre and the woman had been in a relationship since their school days and later moved to Pune to study BCA, but she reportedly developed a relationship with another man.
The accused was intercepted by Uruli Kanchan Police while fleeing towards Pandharpur in an Ertiga car on the Pune-Solapur Highway.
Jhambre allegedly confessed to the murder and the attack during questioning; police seized the vehicle and further investigation is underway.
The young man died on the spot, while the woman suffered serious head injuries in the attack.
- Who
- Dinesh Mahadev Jhambre, a 23-year-old native of Palshi in Solapur district, allegedly attacked the victims; the killed youth's name was not reported.
- What
- A young man was killed and a woman seriously injured in an iron rod attack; the accused was arrested while fleeing.
- When
- The attack occurred on Thursday, August 6, and police announced the arrest on Friday.
- Where
- Hinjawadi IT Park area in Pune (Pimpri-Chinchwad), Maharashtra; the accused was caught near Uruli Kanchan on the Pune-Solapur Highway.
- Why
- Police suspect a love triangle: Jhambre and the woman had been in a relationship since school, but she reportedly developed a relationship with the victim, upsetting Jhambre.
- Accused
- Dinesh Mahadev Jhambre, 23, native of Palshi, Solapur district
- Incident date
- Thursday, August 6
- Location
- Hinjawadi IT Park area, Pune, Maharashtra
- Weapon
- Iron rod
- Casualties
- One man dead on the spot; one woman seriously injured
- Arrest point
- Uruli Kanchan, Pune-Solapur Highway, while fleeing towards Pandharpur
- Vehicle seized
- Ertiga car
- Case status
- Further investigation underway