{
  "id": 5306677,
  "title": "Vidyanand Bapat Assault: Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar Assures Strict Action; Security Provided To Activist",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/03/vidyanand-bapat-assault-pune-police-commissioner-amitesh-kumar",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-03T10:29:06.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Free Press Journal",
    "slug": "free-press-journal",
    "url": "https://www.freepressjournal.in/pune/vidyanand-bapat-assault-pune-police-commissioner-amitesh-kumar-assures-strict-action-security-provided-to-activist"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Pune Police Commissioner Amitesh Kumar assured strict action against those responsible for the assault of activist Vidyanand Bapat on Tilak Road. The incident, captured on camera, involved Bapat being slapped and assaulted while speaking to the media. Kumar stated that police are recording Bapat's complaint and will register a case based on the allegations. The suspect is currently in custody and will be produced in court the following day. Police have also provided Bapat with round-the-clock security until further orders.",
  "key_points": [],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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    "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."
}