A special court in Pune acquitted three main accused in the Narendra Dabholkar murder case after the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) failed to establish their involvement. The court sentenced two shooters to life imprisonment and fined them ₹5 lakh each. The acquitted individuals include Virendrasingh Tawde, Sajiv Punalekar, and Vikram Bhave. The court observed that while these individuals were not the masterminds behind the crime, there is evidence of someone else orchestrating it.