PUNE — 2013 · Murder
Murder of Narendra Dabholkar
Narendra Dabholkar, a 67-year-old doctor and activist known for campaigning against superstition, was shot dead by two men on a motorcycle while on his morning walk on Pune's Omkareshwar Bridge on 20 August 2013. Days after the killing, the Maharashtra government passed by ordinance the anti-black magic law he had championed for years. On the orders of the Bombay High Court, the case was handed to the CBI in 2014. Almost 11 years later, in May 2024, a special court in Pune sentenced the two gunmen to life imprisonment, while three defendants accused of being masterminds were acquitted for lack of evidence.
- Date
- 2013
- Place
- Omkareshwar Bridge, Maharashtra, India, Pune, IN
- Category
- Murder
- Case Status
- Solved
- Coordinates
- 18.5220, 73.8510 ↗
Timeline of Events
- 20 August 2013Dabholkar was shot dead on his morning walk.
- August 2013Maharashtra passed the anti-black magic ordinance.
- 2014The case was handed to the CBI.
- 10 May 2024Two gunmen got life sentences; three accused were acquitted.
Sources
- Onmanorama — Dabholkar murder case: 2 sentenced to life onmanorama.com ↗
- PIB — Special Court sentences two accused in Dabholkar murder case pib.gov.in ↗
- Scroll.in — Bombay HC grants bail to convict scroll.in ↗
- Onmanorama
- Press Information Bureau
- Scroll.in
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🕯️ This record was prepared with respect, in memory of those who lost their lives.