Archive · 5 Oct 2026
Family Member Arrested in Baramati Murders Over Stolen Gold
Two elderly women were found dead near their home in Sherechiwadi.
They were named Indumati Maruti Ladkat and Krushnabai Kundalik Ladkat.
Police said their throats had been slit.
The bodies were found on September 29.
About 50 grams of gold ornaments were missing.
Police arrested Vikas alias Appa Rajendra Ladkat, a 25-year-old family member, in connection with the case.
The women’s relative, Ganesh Ladkat, filed a police report.
Investigators said they believe robbery was the reason for the killings.
Pune rural police arrested Vikas alias Appa Rajendra Ladkat, 25, in connection with the deaths.
Indumati Maruti Ladkat, 75, and Krushnabai Kundalik Ladkat, 60, were found dead on September 29.
The women were found with their throats slit in an open space near their home in Sherechiwadi.
About 50 grams of gold ornaments were missing from their bodies.
Police said initial findings indicated the women were murdered while sleeping and robbery was the motive.
- Who
- The victims were Indumati Maruti Ladkat and Krushnabai Kundalik Ladkat; police arrested Vikas alias Appa Rajendra Ladkat in connection with their deaths.
- What
- Two elderly women were murdered, and about 50 grams of gold ornaments were missing.
- When
- The women were found dead on September 29; the article does not specify the year.
- Where
- An open space near their house in Sherechiwadi village, Baramati taluka, Pune district.
- Why
- Police said initial findings suggested robbery was the motive.
- Accused
- Vikas alias Appa Rajendra Ladkat, 25
- Victims
- Indumati Maruti Ladkat, 75, and Krushnabai Kundalik Ladkat, 60
- Discovery date
- September 29; year not stated
- Location
- Sherechiwadi village, Baramati taluka, Pune district
- Missing property
- About 50 grams of gold ornaments
- Police report
- Indumati’s son Ganesh Ladkat lodged the FIR at Supa police station
- Suspected motive
- Robbery, according to the initial police probe