Archive · 10 Sep 2026
Pune MPSC Aspirant Rescued After Alleged Love-Triangle Kidnapping
A 28-year-old student preparing for competitive exams said several people attacked and took him away in a car.
Police received an emergency call and quickly found the car.
They rescued him before the vehicle reached Sinhagad Road.
Two men were detained in connection with the incident.
Police say the attack may have started because one man suspected the student was close to a woman.
The student denies having a relationship with her.
The woman and both men reportedly knew each other.
Police have booked five people and are still investigating.
Police rescued 28-year-old MPSC aspirant Prasad Suryavanshi within an hour of an alleged abduction in Pune.
The incident reportedly occurred around 11:45 p.m. and came to police attention at approximately 12:30 a.m. Thursday.
Police intercepted a black Scorpio allegedly carrying Suryavanshi toward Sinhagad Road and detained two men.
Police said hotelier Sagar Ramesh Borade suspected Suryavanshi was involved with a female friend known to both men.
Five people, including a woman, have been booked under relevant sections, while technical investigation continues.
- Who
- Prasad Suryavanshi, a 28-year-old competitive-examination aspirant, was allegedly abducted and assaulted; police detained Sagar Ramesh Borade and Kishor Balasaheb Sawant.
- What
- Suryavanshi was allegedly attacked, forcibly taken in a black Scorpio, and assaulted over suspected contact with a woman.
- When
- The incident occurred in the early hours of Thursday; police received information around 12:30 a.m. and intervened around 1:23 a.m.
- Where
- The alleged abduction began near the Perugate police post in Pune, and the vehicle was intercepted while heading toward Sinhagad Road.
- Why
- Police suspect the incident arose from Borade’s doubts about Suryavanshi’s relationship with a woman known to both of them.
Police Allegation
Victim’s Account
Reason for the attack
Police Allegation
Police said Borade suspected that Suryavanshi was communicating with or involved with a woman known to both of them, prompting the alleged abduction and assault.
Victim’s Account
Suryavanshi denied having a relationship with the woman and said Borade’s suspicion led to the attack.
What happened during the incident
Police Allegation
Police said Borade, Sawant, and three other associates allegedly assaulted Suryavanshi and forcibly took him toward Sinhagad Road.
Victim’s Account
Suryavanshi said Borade and four others attacked him near his bike, dragged him into the car, and beat him while he was being taken away.
- Victim
- Prasad Suryavanshi, 28, an MPSC and competitive-examination aspirant
- Main accused identified
- Sagar Ramesh Borade, 32, a hotelier from Walchandnagar
- Second detained man
- Kishor Balasaheb Sawant, 32, from Dasur in Solapur district’s Malshiras taluka
- Vehicle
- Black Scorpio, registration number MH 12 9696
- Police response
- The vehicle was traced after a 112 emergency call and intercepted around 1:23 a.m.
- Legal action
- Five people, including a woman, were booked under relevant sections, including provisions concerning common intention
- Investigation status
- Police said technical investigation is underway