Three policemen from Ahmednagar were manhandled and beaten outside the Yerawada Central prison of Pune by the family members of a notorious goon who was being taken to the prison for not permitting them to offer him homemade biryani and cigarette to smoke.

The incident came to light when police head constable Harish Pansambal attached to Srirampur police station in Ahmednagar. The police lodged a First Information Report (FIR) at Yerawada police station which falls under the jurisdiction of Pune city. In this regard, the police arrested Aarif Saleem Patel (32), a resident of Dattawadi. He has been arrested under the relevant sections of Indian Penal Code which comprises of manhandling a public servant while rendering his duty.