Archive · 19 Sep 2026
Bar Owner Shot Dead After Old Shirur Dispute; Three Booked
Harish Gangawane, who ran a beer bar, was killed in Shirur, Pune district.
Police said the trouble began several months earlier at his bar.
The argument was about paying a bill.
Police said Gangawane assaulted two customers, Rohit Sonawane and Aniket Gavhane, during that earlier dispute.
The men met again near a Ganesh mandal on Thursday night.
A police patrol stopped the argument for a while.
Police said Gangawane later left a relative’s house after discussing the argument.
They allege that Sonawane, Gavhane and Aditya Pawar then attacked him.
Police said Sonawane fired two shots at close range, and CCTV footage is being examined.
Harish alias Hari Dadabhau Gangawane, 33, who operated a beer bar in Shirur, was shot dead Friday morning.
Police linked the killing to a dispute about bill payment at his bar several months earlier.
The earlier dispute allegedly involved Gangawane assaulting Rohit Sonawane and Aniket Gavhane.
Gangawane and the accused reportedly argued again near a Ganesh mandal at Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Chowk on Thursday night.
Police said Rohit Sonawane allegedly fired two close-range shots after he, Gavhane and Aditya Pawar attacked Gangawane; all three were booked.
- Who
- Bar operator Harish alias Hari Dadabhau Gangawane was killed; police booked Rohit Sonawane, Aniket Gavhane and Aditya Pawar.
- What
- Gangawane was allegedly attacked and shot dead in a killing police linked to an earlier bar-payment dispute.
- When
- The shooting occurred at about 6:30 a.m. on Friday, September 18, after a confrontation Thursday night.
- Where
- Shirur tehsil, Pune district; the earlier confrontation occurred near Dr Babasaheb Ambedkar Chowk.
- Why
- Police suspect the killing followed a dispute several months earlier over payment of a bill at Gangawane’s bar.
Police account
Investigation status
Motive and responsibility
Police account
Police said the killing was connected to the earlier bar-payment dispute and alleged that Sonawane, Gavhane and Pawar attacked Gangawane, with Sonawane firing the shots.
Investigation status
The reports describe the three as accused or suspects; the allegations remain part of the police investigation and FIR process.
Evidence
Police account
Police said CCTV footage captured the shooting and identified clues about the accused.
Investigation status
Police are still examining the CCTV footage as part of the investigation.
- Deceased
- Harish alias Hari Dadabhau Gangawane, 33
- Occupation
- Beer bar operator in Shirur
- Reported shooting time
- About 6:30 a.m. on Friday
- Earlier dispute
- A quarrel over bill payment at Gangawane’s bar several months earlier
- Accused named by police
- Rohit Sonawane, Aniket Gavhane and Aditya Pawar
- Alleged weapon use
- Police said Sonawane fired two close-range shots
- Investigation
- CCTV footage captured the incident and is being examined; an FIR was lodged at Shirur police station
