The Crime Branch unit of Pune City police has arrested eight people in connection with the murder of the gangster Sharad Mohol. Police suspect that the killing was the fallout of a dispute related to land and money.

After the arrest, an FIR was registered at Kothrud Police Station under sections 302, 307, and 34 of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) and other relevant sections of the Arms Act and Maharashtra Police Act.