Pune: The crime branch of the City Police on Thursday night destroyed two gangs on charges of robbing people and valuables by threatening them with sickles on the Pune-Satara highway and the Bypass area of ​​Jalan Katraj-Dehu for the past two months.
“The gangs, consisting of five members have created Havoc on the highway, bypass and suburbs in the Katraj area by seizing pedestrians and commuters in isolated places.
We are conducting combing operations in Katraj when we got information that The gangs gathered.
We put the trap and arrest them, “Mahendra Jagtap Inspector from Crime Branch (Unit II) said on Saturday.
The gang included seven criminals and three first-time offenders.
They will threaten people who pass with sickles and rob them.
“They also rob commuters by intercepting their vehicles or when they stop beside,” he said.
Most of the robbery victims did not file a complaint because of fear or less stolen volcanity or because they were not residents of Pune and wanted to achieve their goals, said Jagtap.