PUNE: 64-year-old owner of Pashankar Auto goes missing

A 64-year-old owner of a leading two-wheeler dealership agency in Pune has gone missing since Wednesday evening, police said on Friday. Gautam Pashankar, chairman of Pashankar Auto, has left a "note" behind saying that nobody should be held responsible for his actions.

"Pashankar went missing on October 21. We have recovered a note in which he has stated that he has been suffering losses in the business since the last two-three years and because of his decisions, his children are facing troubles," a senior officer from Shivajinagar police station said.

"The note says that nobody should be responsible for his disappearance or suicide," he said. “Some of my decisions related to business have caused trouble for my family members…. nobody should be held responsible…,” the note read.

According to the police, Pashankar, visited Loni Kalbhor on Wednesday afternoon. He then arrived at his office on J M Road at around 4 pm.

His driver tried to call him several times but his phone was not reachable. Following this, the driver contacted the businessman’s son, Kapil, police said.

After the family failed to locate him, Kapil lodged a missing report at Shivajinagar police station.

The police have registered a missing person complaint and launched a search, the office said.