Pune not state’s crime capital, law & order situation has improved: CP to Supruya

Pune: Amitesh Kumar, the commissioner of police, Pune, on Monday afternoon clarified that the law and order situation in the city had improved this year and submitted a detailed report in this regard to Baramati MP Supriya Sule.Kumar in his letter to Supriya said murders, murder attempts, body offences and other crimes had declined in the city in 2025 and 2026. He also said Pune was not the “crime capital” of Maharashtra. He wrote the city ranked 15th among 19 metropolitan cities in IPC/BNS crimes, according to the statistics of the National Crime Records Bureau.Supriya had last week raised concerns over the deteriorating law and order situation in Pune city.According to the letter of Pune commissioner of police (CP) Kumar, fewer crimes were recorded in the city in 2025 compared to that in 2024. He said attempt-to-murder cases declined by around 27%, body offences by 3%, and chain snatching and robbery dropped by 56% and 36% respectively. The CP wrote house-breaking and theft cases reduced by 14% and 24%, respectively.There was an increase of six murder cases in 2025. The CP attributed these to family disputes in his letter to Baramati MP.The CP claimed that the Pune city police responded promptly to serious crimes. Swift police action ensured survival of a critically injured firing victim. Similar quick responses in other incidents saved lives of victims in Kothrud, Warje and Bund Garden.HIs letter stated that the first four months of 2026 were relatively peaceful. Five serious crimes occurred within a span of 10 days in May, he wrote.According to Kumar, there has been a 50% reduction in vandalism and vehicle damage incidents till now in 2026 compared to the same period in 2025. He attributed it to awareness programmes for juveniles, GPS-based night patrolling and the increase in police visibility.The Pune police launched several intensive corrective measures, including night patrols and combing operations to curb crime, the CP’s letter stated. The police also cracked down on organised crime by invoking the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA) against gangs.