Here is how a Kingpin lured expressway robbers into gang with a `10k bait’
Rural police arrest nine from Maval; Say Shantaram Mokare has 25 cases against him
Pune: On Wednesday, the Pune rural police had organised a press conference after they caught a gang of robbers who have been allegedly involved in robberies at the Pune-Mumbai expressway on June 16 and June 20.After the alarming rise in incidents of robbery reported on the Pune-Mumbai expressway, the Pune rural police has planned to set up three police chowkies keeping vigilance. The rural superintendent of police has also blamed IRB for poor highway fencing and missing barricades on the expressway.Arjun Hillam (24), his brother Manohar (26), Babu Waghmore (24), Abhay Pawar (22), Laxman Pawar (30), Vishnu Waghmore (29), his cousin brother Narayan (31) and Dasharat Jadhav (26) all residents of Pachargoan in Maval are the accused, who have been arrested. Gang leader Shantaram Mokare is a notorious goon wanted by Pune rural, Raigad and Panvel police in various dacoity and robbery cases. More than 25 cases have been registered against him.
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On June 16, Kharadi resident Amit Mali along his 13-year-old daughter and wife Reshu was returning back home to Pune from their Thailand trip. On June 16, Amit who was feeling sleeping so plan to take a halt at Taje Petrol pump. He parked his car and prefer his wife and daughter sit in the car while he moved out the car to bring coffee and drinking water. In the meantime, the robbers came near the car window and demanded bag. When Reshu refuse to give the bag they started beating them and snatched the bag which contained cash Rs 75,000, gold ornaments, passports and cosmetics which total estimated worth of Rs 1.25 lakh. Later the robbers escape from the road leading to mountain.