{
  "id": 12599568,
  "title": "Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar Man With Mental Illness Sent To Pune's Yerawada Hospital",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/07/chhatrapati-sambhajinagar-man-with-mental-illness-sent-to-punes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-07T09:28:48.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/chhatrapati-sambhajinagar-man-with-mental-illness-sent-to-punes-yerawada-hospital"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Yogesh Khotkar, a man with mental illness, has been residing in the Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar area for the past 13 years. After the loss of his parents, his condition worsened significantly, leading him to vandalize his own home, assault people, and damage property. Despite repeated admonitions from the police, his behavior remained uncontrollable. Social worker Sumit Pandit from the Su-Lakshmi Sevabhavi Sanstha, an organization committed to aiding individuals with mental illness, intervened. He located Khotkar in the Naralibag area but found it challenging to apprehend him due to his violent tendencies. The Manushki team, with police assistance, successfully restrained Khotkar and transported him to GMCH for psychiatric examination. The psychiatrist recommended admitting him to the Regional Mental Hospital in Pune's Yerawada for further treatment. The rescue operation was conducted under the supervision of Senior Police Inspector Sachin Sanap, with support from Santosh Kharat, Ganesh Kedar, Sub-Inspector and staff from City Chowk Police Station, ambulance personnel Atul Murudkar, Sachin Palve, Jalindar Jadhav, and pilot Nitin Ladge.",
  "summary": "Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar: Yogesh Khotkar, a man with mental illness residing within the jurisdiction of the City Chowk Police Station, had been suffering from a mental illness for the past 13 years. Following the death of his parents, his condition deteriorated severely as there was no one to look after him. He would vandalise his own home, smash household items and even damage the walls. He…",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}