PUNE: In a swift operation against anti-social elements defying legal bans, the Pune City Police arrested three externed (tadipar) female criminals who had illegally entered and were residing within city limits.
The operation was conducted on October 13, 2026, by the surveillance squad of the Laxmi Nagar Police Station during regular area patrols.
Defying Externment Orders
Despite facing externment orders issued by the Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 4) barring them from Pune city boundaries, the trio had returned and taken shelter in the Laxmi Nagar area.
Acting on precise intelligence received during a patrol check on externed criminals, the police surveillance team executed a sudden raid near their residences, arresting all three suspects on the spot.
Accused Identified
The arrested individuals have been identified as:
Sharda Raju Chavan (45)
Laxmi Devi Rathod (45)
Anusaya Nilesh Rathod (32)
(All residents of the Laxmi Nagar area, Pune)
Legal Action
All three individuals have been booked under Section 142 of the Maharashtra Police Act for willfully violating the externment order issued by the competent authority.
The Police Team
The raid was carried out under the supervision of Additional Commissioner of Police (Eastern Regional Division) Manoj Patil, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 4) Chilumula Rajinikanth, and Assistant Commissioner of Police (Yerwada Division) Sunil Jaitapurkar.
The enforcement squad included Senior Police Inspector Yuvraj Nande, Police Inspector (Crime) Amar Kadam, Assistant Police Inspectors Nikhil Pawar and Dattatraya Lingade, Police Sub-Inspector Mahesh Nalawade, along with police personnel Mayur Suryavanshi, Ganesh Lokhande, Shrinath Kamble, Kiran Bhagit, Rahul Pardeshi, Akshay Shinde, Amol Gaikwad, Dattatraya Shinde, Suraj Ombase, Amol Vayal, Atul Jadhav, Qadir Shaikh, Bhimrao Kamble, Nitin Dhaygude, Sachin Kuchekar, Pradeep Chavan, Lahu Gadgawad, Sham Shikne, and Rupali Tope.