Archive · 5 Sep 2026
After Decade, Ashwini Bidre’s Family Finally Receives Death Certificate
Ashwini Bidre was a police officer who disappeared more than 10 years ago.
She was last seen near Kharghar railway station in April 2016.
Her body has never been found.
A court later convicted former inspector Abhay Kurundkar of murdering her.
He received a life sentence.
Two other accused people received seven-year sentences.
Ashwini’s husband repeatedly asked officials for an official death certificate.
The certificate was finally issued after an Executive Magistrate ordered it.
An appeal against the convictions is still being considered by the Bombay High Court.
Panvel Municipal Corporation issued Ashwini Bidre’s death certificate after repeated appeals by her husband, Raju Gore.
Bidre disappeared on April 11, 2016, after she was last seen near Kharghar railway station.
Her body has never been recovered.
Former police inspector Abhay Kurundkar was convicted of her murder and sentenced to life imprisonment on April 21, 2025.
Two other accused received seven-year sentences, while an appeal remains pending before the Bombay High Court.
- Who
- Ashwini Bidre, her husband Raju Gore, former police inspector Abhay Kurundkar, and two other accused.
- What
- Bidre’s family received her death certificate more than 10 years after her disappearance and after Kurundkar’s murder conviction.
- When
- Bidre disappeared on April 11, 2016; Kurundkar was convicted on April 21, 2025; the certificate was issued on Friday following a July 31 magistrate’s order.
- Where
- The certificate was issued by the Panvel Municipal Corporation; Bidre was last seen outside Kharghar railway station.
- Why
- It was issued after repeated appeals by Raju Gore and an Executive Magistrate’s order.
- Missing officer
- Ashwini Bidre, then an assistant inspector with the Navi Mumbai Police
- Date last seen
- April 11, 2016
- Death certificate issuer
- Panvel Municipal Corporation
- Murder conviction
- Abhay Kurundkar was convicted on April 21, 2025
- Sentence
- Kurundkar received life imprisonment; two other accused received seven-year sentences
- Body
- Bidre’s body has never been recovered
- Appeal
- An appeal against the conviction is pending before the Bombay High Court