Pune: Life Imprisonment for Man Who Stabbed Minor Kabaddi Player 25 Times in One-Sided Love

• A 15-year-old national-level kabaddi player was brutally murdered in Pune's Bibwewadi in 2021 by Shubham alias Rishikesh Bajirao Bhagatal.
• The accused stabbed her over 20 times (25 wounds found) at Yash Lawns on October 12, 2021, after she rejected his one-sided love.
• Additional District and Sessions Judge S.R. Salunkhe sentenced Shubham Bhagatal to life imprisonment and a 5,000 rupees fine on December 16, 2025.
• The court noted the crime's brutality but did not consider it a "rarest of rare" case, thus avoiding the death penalty.
• The victim was the only child of her family; her family expressed that justice was served, though their daughter cannot return.

Why It Matters: Pune court delivers life sentence for brutal murder of minor kabaddi player in one-sided love case.