Man Arrested Along With Wife for Punching Pune Woman in Road Rage Case

An elderly man and his wife have been arrested in Pune for allegedly assaulting a woman who was traveling on a scooter with two children. The incident of road rage occurred when Swapnil Kekre, who was reportedly angry because he wasn’t given space to overtake, pulled the woman’s hair and punched her, causing her nose to bleed extensively. The woman, Jerlyn D’Silva, a digital content creator, posted a video narrating her ordeal, leading to a case being registered against Swapnil Kekre. She recounted that Kekre had been speeding behind her for nearly 2 km.

She moved her scooter to the left of the road to avoid getting in his way, but he overtook her and stopped in front of her scooter. In the video, Ms. D’Silva stated that Kekre assaulted her while disregarding her two children, expressing concern for their safety. Her uncle, Vishal, revealed that she called him after the incident, claiming that the man assaulted her for no reason and that the man’s wife did not intervene to stop him. This incident came just two months after a 17-year-old allegedly drunk boy caused a fatal accident by ramming his Porsche into two 24-year-old techies in Pune.

Additionally, a week before this incident, a 25-year-old allegedly drunk son of a politician hit a poultry truck while speeding in his SUV in the city, leaving its occupants seriously injured. He attempted to flee but was caught, and a case has been registered against him.