Pune brothers beat elderly parents with sticks on road over selling property

Two brothers stopped their elderly parents on a village road in Pune and assaulted them with wooden sticks over a land sale. The complaint says they also threatened the couple and demanded that the transaction be reversed.Two brothers stopped their elderly parents on a village road in Pune and assaulted them with wooden sticks.A family dispute over a land transaction turned violent in Pune district after two brothers assaulted their elderly parents with wooden sticks on a village road, police said.Parents, 65-year-old Tukaram Kisan Raut and his wife Anjana, were confronted by their sons, Sanjay and Rajendra Raut, on the evening of August 30. The couple had stepped out for a walk when the two accused arrived in a car and stopped them.Police said the brothers were angry over their father’s decision to sell land belonging to their mother. An argument followed, during which the accused abused their parents and demanded that the property be taken back.According to the complaint filed by Tukaram at Indapur police station, the situation escalated when the brothers attacked him and Anjana with wooden sticks. Tukaram suffered injuries to several parts of his body, including his back, face, thighs and left shoulder. His wife sustained injuries to her wrist and waist. The complainant told police that the brothers also issued threats and insisted that the land transaction be reversed.The incident attracted the attention of people in the area, who alerted the police. The injured couple was later taken to the Indapur sub-district hospital for treatment. A case has been registered against the two brothers on the basis of Tukaram’s complaint. - EndsPublished By: Akshat TrivediPublished On: Sep 3, 2026 02:37 IST