He said six people have been rescued so far, and a search operation is being conducted on a war footing as some people are swept away.
The body of a 21-year-old call centre employee with injury marks suggesting rape was found at a farm in Talegaon Dabhade near Pune, the police said on Saturday.
Noted Right To Information activist Arun Mane was on Sunday assaulted by unknown persons at Talegaon Dabhade near Pune, police said.
A First Information Report (FIR) has been registered against the man under Sections 447 and 353 of the Indian Penal Code. He was booked at Talegaon Dabhade Police station.
Three persons, including a lawyer, have been arrested in connection with the murder of RTI activist and whistle-blower Satish Shetty at Talegaon near Pune. A court on Saturday remanded the trio, which was arrested late on Friday night, to ten days police custody till January 25. Vijay Dabhade, the lawyer, and his accomplices Pramod Waghmare and Parshuram Telegu, who were arrested for giving a contract to kill Shetty, were produced before a court at Wadgaon Maval.