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Satyajit Joshi

Satyajit Joshi has been in the profession for over three decades based in Pune. He has reported extensively on Western Maharashtra. And has also covered various political and social issues.

Articles by Satyajit Joshi

10 held for assaulting two Dalit men in Pune

The Shirur police confirmed the arrest of ten people

The men were forcibly back to the village, where they were severely beaten up in public(HT File Photo)
Published on Dec 06, 2016 12:06 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune

Maharashtra martyr’s three-year-old daughter lights his funeral pyre

Hundreds of people gathered at Vakhri village — near Pandharpur in Solapur district of Maharashtra — were moved when the three-year-old daughter of Major Kunal Gosavi, Umang, lit his funeral pyre

Umang along with her grandfather, Munnagiri, paid floral tributes and lit the funeral pyre, amid patriotic slogans raised by people who gathered from the surrounding villages(HT photo)
Updated on Dec 01, 2016 08:53 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune

Maharashtra loses two bravehearts in Nagrota terror attack

Captain Kunal Gosavi had resumed duty two days ago after spending time with his family in Pandharpur in Solapur district of Maharashtra

Captain Kunal Gosavi, 28, died in a gun battle with terrorists in Nagrota Cantonment in Kashmir.
Published on Nov 30, 2016 12:33 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune

Cops kill two criminals in Pune encounter

According to the police, Shyam Dabate and Dhananjay Shinde were wanted in serious crimes like murder, extortion, robbery and kidnapping in Pune rural. More than a dozen crimes have been registered against Dabate alone

The police fired six rounds, killing Shyam Dabate and Dhananjay Shinde on the spot.(HT PHOTO FOR REPRESENTATION ONLY)
Published on Nov 29, 2016 02:07 PM IST
Hindustan Times | BySatyajit Joshi, Pune

Demonetisation: ‘Stressed’ bank employee, ‘tired’ customer die in Maharashtra

While demonetisation has everyone worried, two people — a bank peon and a customer standing in a queue to exchange notes — in the state lost their lives in two separate incidents while dealing with it

The deceased bank peon’s colleagues said all of them have been working almost 18 hours every day after Prime Minister Narendra Modi made the demonetisation announcement.(HT Photo for Representation)
Updated on Nov 16, 2016 06:09 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune

Kolhapur zilla parishad employee held for accepting new notes in bribe

A case of corruption, involving the newly-introduced notes of Rs2,000, has been registered in Kolhapur in Maharashtra.

Kolhapur zilla parishad employee Chandrakant Eaknath Savardekar, 45, was arrested Saturday evening by the anti-corruption bureau for accepting a bribe of Rs35,000.
Published on Nov 13, 2016 12:38 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune

Family prays for Indian soldier Chandu Chavan’s safe return from Pak

Chandu Chavan, who was serving with 37 Rashtriya Rifles, has been in the custody of the Pakistani army for more than three weeks.

Indian soldier Chandu Chavan strayed across the LoC after the surgical strikes and was captured by the Pakistan Army.(HT Photo)
Updated on Oct 23, 2016 12:47 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune/new Delhi

Maharashtra government’s freeships don’t quell Maratha dissent

Lakhs of Maratha women, men and children took part in a peace march in Kolhapur on Saturday, despite the freeships offered to students from poor families by the Fadnavis government just days earlier

The peace march lasted nearly four hours.(HT Photo)
Published on Oct 16, 2016 01:00 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune

300-page charge sheet against trio in Kopardi case

Published on Oct 07, 2016 11:54 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune

Man arrested for clicking photos of Pune air base

A man from Uttar Pradesh was on Wednesday arrested for clicking photographs and shooting video of the strategic Lohegaon air base in Pune.

Published on Oct 06, 2016 12:24 AM IST
Hindustan Time | By, Pune

Khadse caused state to lose 1,000 crore, alleges AAP

The Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) has accused him of causing a loss of Rs1,000 crore to the exchequer by sanctioning the transfer of lease of a prime land in Pune without following the due procedures

Eknath Khadse told HT that the decision was given in quasi-judicial capacity and AAP leaders are free to challenge it legally in court.(HT FILE PHOTO)
Updated on Sep 24, 2016 12:51 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune

4 killed as car hits trailer on Mumbai-Pune expressway

The accident took place near Lonavla

Updated on Sep 10, 2016 08:31 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune

Pune: FB friend dupes 64-yr-old ex-scientist of Rs94 lakh on pretext of marrying her

Woman told the police that she received a friend request from Harley Benson on Facebook in May this year, who introduced himself as a 56-year-old London-based professional

A few days after she accepted his request, the two began chatting on Facebook. Harley told her that he was rich and wished to marry her. They then exchanged phone numbers and started chatting on WhatsApp(AP Photo)
Updated on Sep 08, 2016 01:01 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune

In pics: Elephant runs amok for 3 hours in busy area of Pune suburbs

A circus elephant ran amok in a busy area in the suburbs of Pune on Wednesday, as people ran in fear and traffic on a nearby street came to standstill.

Updated on Sep 07, 2016 07:56 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune

Berserk elephant causes panic in Pune

The pachyderm was finally tamed after a team comprising civic and police officers sought suggestions from the forest department and Rambo Circus management over the phone

Officials had a tough time taming the elephant.(Bhanudas H.Hivrale)
Updated on Sep 07, 2016 05:13 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune

Arvind Kejriwal betrayed expectations of people, says mentor Anna Hazare

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Published on Sep 07, 2016 05:56 AM IST
BySatyajit Joshi (With PTI)

Kejriwal, AAP betrayed people’s expectations: Anna Hazare

His remarks come in the wake of serious allegations against Sandeep Kumar, who was ousted after an alleged sex tape featuring him went viral

Updated on Sep 07, 2016 01:39 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune

Sri Lankan detained for ‘LTTE’ link

Marimuthu Raju (35) reportedly worked at LTTE camp near Jafna in Sri Lanka for two years. Immigration officers found some fake documents with Raju when he was checking in. He was handed over to Pune police after the preliminary inquiry.

HT Image(Representational photo)
Published on Sep 02, 2016 12:48 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune

Publisher pulls Gulzar poems’ Marathi translation as readers complain

A prominent Marathi publishing house has withdrawn the Marathi version of a collection of Gulzar’s most memorable compositions, from the market following complaints by readers.

The publishing house also talked to Gulzar before taking the decision.(HT Photo)
Updated on Sep 01, 2016 04:26 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune

Man who excavated skeletal remains of Santosh Pol’s victims dies

Santosh Pol, the fake doctor who confessed to murdering six people between 2003 and 2016.(PTI PHOTO)
Updated on Aug 23, 2016 03:30 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune

Horror in Satara: Sixth body found

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Published on Aug 20, 2016 09:07 AM IST

Satara’s ‘Dr Death’ in police custody for a week

Pol was taken to the court, after he showed the site near his house where he had buried the body of the sixth victim

Santosh Pol, a 42-year-old self-styled doctor, who was arrested on August 11 for the murder of an anganwadi worker has confessed to having killed five more people over the past 13 years, including three in 2016.(HT photo)
Published on Aug 19, 2016 10:23 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune

Police to summon doctors, chemists from Wai

According to the police, Pol was in touch with a few doctors and chemists for a long period and they wanted to know whether they found Pol’s activities suspicious

Police recovered skeletal remains from Santosh Pol's farm house at Wai in Satara.(HT photo)
Published on Aug 19, 2016 10:16 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune

Horror in Satara: Sixth body found

Police suspect the involvement of another woman in the murder of Vanita Gaikwad

The skeletal remains of Vanita Gaikwad were found near Santosh Pol’s house in Dhom village.(HT photo)
Published on Aug 19, 2016 10:08 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune

Wai serial killer and his assistant had suicide pact: Cops

Serial killer Santosh Pol, the fake doctor who confessed to having murdered six people between

The police exhumed five bodies from Santosh Pol's farm house at Wai tehsil in Sataraon August 16.(HT Photo)
Updated on Aug 19, 2016 04:05 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune

‘Santosh Pol killed two with overdose of anaesthesia’

Sources said Pol that revealed he used anaesthesia in at least two cases.

Police believe that Pol used anaesthesia and was the one to call for an ambulance as he believed it would not arouse suspicion among people.(PTI)
Published on Aug 18, 2016 10:41 PM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune

Doctor death: Three more missing, cops launch probe

All of the victims’ families are believed to have approached Pol for medical advice

Santosh Pol has still not confessed.(PTI)
Updated on Aug 19, 2016 01:16 AM IST
Hindustan Times | By, Pune
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