{"id":96193,"date":"2025-11-24T13:23:13","date_gmt":"2025-11-24T13:23:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/puneriawaz.co.in\/en\/?p=96193"},"modified":"2025-11-24T13:23:16","modified_gmt":"2025-11-24T13:23:16","slug":"pune-criminal-arrested-after-threatening-victim-at-gunpoint-2-pistols-seized","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/puneriawaz.co.in\/en\/uncategorized\/pune-criminal-arrested-after-threatening-victim-at-gunpoint-2-pistols-seized-96193\/","title":{"rendered":"Pune: Criminal Arrested After Threatening Victim at Gunpoint, 2 Pistols Seized"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Pune : The Bharati Vidyapeeth Police in Pune have arrested notorious criminal Shwetang Bhaskar Nikalje, who allegedly kidnapped a man and threatened him at gunpoint, asking, \u201cWhich pistol should I shoot you with?\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Police recovered two pistols and a car used in the crime during the operation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the complaint filed by Shiva Dhanraj Mutyal, he and Nikalje were involved in a mobile tower contract. 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