A fight between a couple escalated into a security situation at the highly sensitive Air Force Station in Pune when a man, fleeing from his wife after an argument, scaled the perimeter wall of the base and then jumped inside the complex. The man who was injured after the jump has been booked by the police for trespassing.
A first information report (FIR) in the case was registered at the Vimantal police station by a junior non-commissioned officer of the Indian Air Force (IAF) posted at the base. The incident took place on Thursday on the Khulewadi side of the base wall. Police identified the man as Suraj Avinash Jadhav, 25, a resident of Phule Nagar in Yerawada and who works as a labourer.
According to the FIR, personnel from various agencies questioned Jadhav, who suffered an injury to his left foot. He was admitted to the Air Force Hospital.
Deputy inspector Sapna Devtale of Vimantal police station, who is the investigating officer of the case, said, “Our investigation suggests that Jadhav had a fight with his wife some time before the incident. He was running away from his wife, crossed the wall of the Air Force base and jumped. He has been booked for trespassing based on the complaint filed by the IAF authorities.”
An official from Vimantal police station said, “Following the incident of a person jumping over the wall, authorities from the Air Force, other agencies and the police responded. Nothing suspicious was found in the investigation into the security apparatus.”