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Sonali Dattatray Shinde, aged 34 years, belongs to the Scheduled Caste (Mahar) community and resides at Khivadi, Taluka Man, District Satara.
On 29 January 2020, she had lodged a complaint against Shivaji Sahebrao Dadas under the provisions relating to outraging modesty and the Scheduled Castes and the Scheduled Tribes (Prevention of Atrocities) Act. Since the registration of the said case, Shivaji Sahebrao Dadas, who belongs to the Hindu Dhangar community, has been holding a grudge against her. Whenever she passes through the village road, he angrily stares at her with an intimidating expression.
About a month ago (exact date not remembered), Shivaji Sahebrao Dadas stopped Sonali on the road and told her not to use that route. Sonali informed her father about this incident.
Thereafter, at about 9:30 p.m. on a later day (exact date not remembered), after the family had finished dinner and were sitting in the courtyard of their house, Shivaji Sahebrao Dadas came to their house and told her husband and children to withdraw the complaint filed against him by the Mahar family. He threatened that if the complaint was not withdrawn, he would burn their children alive and would not allow them to live in the village. He abused them and issued threats to kill before leaving the house.
The incident occurred at about 9:30 p.m. at Takewadi, Taluka Man, District Satara. Shivaji Sahebrao Dadas, who belongs to the Hindu Dhangar community, again threatened that unless the complaint lodged against him was withdrawn, he would burn Sonali and her children alive and ensure that they would not be allowed to reside in the village.
On 01/10/2025, at around 7:00-7:30 PM near Rochkari's beer shop at Sathe Chowk, Tuljapur, Deepak Bhagwat Pardhe, age 28, was threatened and attacked by Lakhan Anand parmeshwar alias Kadam and his brother Ram Anand Parmeshwar alias Kadam over an Atrocity case involving Deepak's brother. Lakhan threatened to kill Deepak and his brother, and Ram slapped Deepak. While fleeing. Deepak was hit from behind by a car (MH25AK0002) driven by Ganesh Rochkari, with passengers Ganesh Rochkari, Rohit Pawar, Anand Parmeshwar, and Sachin Golkar. Lakhan attacked Deepak with a sickle, injuring his right eye and thigh, while Ram struck him on the right thigh with a sword. Pilgrims and security personnel intervened to rescue him. Deepak's brother. Dhiraj Bhima Parkhe, was also assaulted shortly afterward by the same group, sustaining injuries to his legs, back, and face. The attack involved threats of death and caste-based abuse ("You Mangs have become too arrogant"), indicating intent to harm and intimidate. The complainant seeks legal action against the accused for attempted murder, assault, and threats based on caste.
On November 30, 2025, Punjabrao Raghoji More (58), a porter, left his residence at Hanuman Nagar, Akhada Balapur, at around 8:30 AM to go to work on his scooter (MH 38 Z 7215) and did not return home. His family searched for him through the night and the following morning On December 1, 2025, around 2:00 PM, photographs of a deceased person were received by a friend of the complainant, and the body was identified as Punjabrao More. The body was found in a pit near the road from Kandli to Rameshwar Tanda in the Koparwadi/Koperkhadi area. His hands were tied, and there were signs of strangulation, including a circular mark on the neck and blood from the nose and ears.
Police from Akhada Balapur Police Station conducted the spot inspection and sent the body to the Government Hospital, Balapur, for post-mortem. The complainant alleges that an unknown person tied and strangled his father, resulting in his death, and seeks legal action against the unknown accused.
The complainant, Varsha Bhr. Balasaheb Kamble (35 years, laborer, Buddhist), residing at Padi, Tal. Kelanpuri, District Hingoli, states that she lives with her four daughters-Pratiksha (16), Rama, Tejashwi, and Aaradhya-and her in-laws. Her husband passed away in 2019.
On 07/08/2025 at around 10:00 am, while the complainant was at a nearby grocery shop, her daughters Tejashwi and Aaradhya informed her that a man from Kalamanuri, identified as Sheikh Mobin Abdul Razak, had come to their home. The complainant alleges that the accused made her daughter Pratiksha stand on a weight and grabbed her from behind with inappropriate intentions. Pratiksha screamed, and when the complainant approached, the accused left on his motorcycle (MH26F8275).
The complainant further states that the accused had allegedly attempted a similar act six months prior. The complainant requests that appropriate legal action be taken against Sheikh Mobin Abdul Razak for the alleged misconduct toward her minor daughter.