In the latest in a string of murders dogging Pune where young women have been the victims, software engineer Nayna Pujari was robbed, gangraped and killed after she left office — the Synechron Technology Private Ltd in the Kharadi suburb — for home after work.

Pujari, who left office around 8 pm on October 8 but never reached home, was found dead a day later in Rajgurunagar, some 30 km away. On Saturday, Pune police arrested three men — Yogesh Ashok Raut, Mahesh Balasaheb Thakur and Raju alias Rajesh Pandurang Chaudhary — in connection with the case. All are residents of Rajgurunagar and Raju is a security guard sourced out to Synechron.

Police said they had offered Nayna a lift in their car as she waited for a public transport from outside the office. They were all caught on camera (CCTV) at a few ATMs, drawing money using Nayna’s credit and debit cards. Questioned by police, they admitted on Sunday that they had gangraped her before killing her and smashing her face.

Nayna’s husband Abhijeet Pujari is still in a state of shock. “Nayna called me at 7.58 pm and said she was taking a private transport as the office cab was not available then. She was in a hurry to reach home as she had been on a fast and wanted to break it at home. So she was not willing to wait. In fact, she missed the 7.30 office drop that day because as a group leader she had to finish extra work. She was the star employee of the company,” he said.

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