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RPI(Athavale) leader Anil More stabbed to death at Pune bar; investigation underway
Anil Maruti More, state executive president of the RPI (Athavale)'s Kaamgar Aghadi, was stabbed at a Moshi bar in Pune on May 13, 2026 and died at a hospital in the early hours of May 14. Police launched an investigation, reviewed CCTV footage, and five teams were formed to trace the attackers, while RPI supporters protested outside the mortuary.
Why It Matters
The killing highlights political violence in Pune and prompts a police investigation and public demonstrations by party workers, with authorities seeking to identify the assailants.
Timeline
7 Events
Police say five teams deployed to trace assailants
May 14, 2026
An officer said the police have fanned out five teams to trace the assailants and that investigations are ongoing.
Driver lodges complaint with police
May 14, 2026
More's driver Nagnath Chate (43) of Kuruli lodged a complaint with the Bhosari MIDC police.
Last rites scheduled for the evening
May 14, 2026
The last rites were supposed to be conducted in the evening.
Body handed over to relatives after post-mortem
May 14, 2026
The body was handed over to More's relatives after the post-mortem; police said there was no law and order issue.
RPI(A) activists protest outside mortuary
May 14, 2026
Many RPI activists gathered outside the mortuary to express anger and threatened agitation if the killers were not apprehended soon; they said the body would not be received till the assailants were nabbed.
Police review CCTV footage to identify assailants
May 14, 2026
On Thursday morning, police examined CCTV camera footage and probed other clues to identify the assailants.
Stabbing at Moshi bar kills RPI(A) leader Anil Maruti More
May 13, 2026
Around 9:30 pm on Wednesday, May 13, 2026, Anil Maruti More was stabbed with sharp weapons by two assailants at a bar in Moshi, Pune. He was taken to a nearby hospital where he died in the early hours of Thursday, May 14. More reportedly drove to the Moshi bar; he suspected involvement of a man from Pune district with whom there existed an earlier dispute, who had threatened him recently, and said two men attacked him before they fled the scene.