Archive · 9 Sep 2026
Pune Police Targets 72 Juveniles for Rehabilitation and Training
Pune Police has started a programme to help 72 young people who have had trouble with the law.
The programme is called Samvad Parivartan Yatra, which means a journey of dialogue and change.
The children are receiving counselling and training for jobs.
Police are also involving their families.
Officials hope this will help the children return to regular community life and reduce crime.
During recent festivals, police also enforced rules limiting loud sound systems.
They registered 116 cases against groups that broke those rules.
Police are investigating people who allegedly used fake sports certificates to get police jobs, and some suspects have been arrested.
Pune Police’s Zone 3 initiative has identified 72 juveniles for scientific counselling and vocational training.
The Samvad Parivartan Yatra aims to motivate children in conflict with the law and help integrate them into mainstream society.
Police said families are being involved and that the programme is showing positive results that may help control crime.
Authorities registered 116 cases against Ganesh mandals for violating sound-system regulations during festival celebrations.
A probe into forged sports certificates has led to arrests, while affected police recruitment candidacies and appointments are being cancelled.
- Who
- Pune city police, led by Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar, are conducting the initiatives.
- What
- Police are providing rehabilitation support to 72 juveniles, enforcing festival sound rules, and investigating forged sports certificates used in police recruitment.
- When
- The update was reported on September 8, 2026; the sound-rule enforcement concerned recent Dahi Handi celebrations and upcoming Ganpati festivities.
- Where
- The initiatives are taking place in Pune, Maharashtra, including Police Zone 3.
- Why
- The juvenile programme is intended to support reintegration and crime control; festival enforcement aims to deter noise violations; the certificate probe addresses allegedly fraudulent recruitment.
- Juveniles targeted
- 72
- Programme
- Samvad Parivartan Yatra, described as a Dialogue for Change Journey
- Support provided
- Scientific counselling and vocational training
- Festival violations
- 116 cases registered against Ganesh mandals
- Sound-system rules
- Plasma and pressure sound systems were banned; four base speakers and four top speakers were permitted
- Certificate investigation
- Some accused were arrested, and cancellation of affected candidacies and appointment letters has begun