India, May 23 -- Nationalist Congress Party (Sharadchandra Pawar) MP Supriya Sule came down heavily on the Pune Police and the ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), alleging that the city's identity as an educational capital has now turned into a "crime capital".

Sule said, "The Government of India's own data shows that Pune ranks fifth nationally in terms of crime and first in Maharashtra. Pune was once known as an educational capital. This reflects the complete failure of the police and the home ministry."

She appealed to Maharashtra chief minister Devendra Fadnavis, who also holds the home portfolio, to take immediate action. "I appeal to the chief minister to act on the issue and keep politics aside. It is not a good sign that Pune h...