Nagpur: Pachpaoli police foiled an imminent dacoity by arresting a gang of four armed robbers from Mahendra Nagar locality in the wee hours of Tuesday. Cops have seized swards, iron rods, nylon rope and other materials from their possession. A fifth member of the gang managed to flee from the spot and is being searched.
A squad of Pachpaoli police led by API S S Suroshe was on patrol duty between the intervening night of Monday and Tuesday. Around 1.30 am of Monday, the cops received secret information that a gang of 5 persons had assembled at an isolated place near Mahendra Nagar. Acting swiftly, the cops rushed to the spot and surrounded the gang members.
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Cops detained four members, however one member managed to flee from the spot.
The arrested accused have been identified as Ankush Ganesh Bokde (25), a resident of Baraipura, Sushant Ashok Thul (25), a resident of Motibagh, Sagar alias Bhanjya Mangal Telange (20), a resident of Sambhaji Nagar, Jitesh Suresh Bedekar (22), a resident of Naik Talav. The fifth accused Rahul Jugaldas Tambe (23), a resident of Sweeper Colony, is at large.
All the accused have been booked under Sections 399, 402 of the Indian Penal Code read with Sections 3+25, 4+25 of Arms Act and Section 135 of Maharashtra Police Act.
