<p>Pune: A deputy commissioner of police and an assistant inspector were injured on Monday when two armed dacoits attacked them while they were trying to apprehend them in connection with a robbery case here, officials said.</p>.<p>One of the dacoits attacked the DCP with a machete. In retaliation, the DCP opened fire with his service revolver, injuring the dacoit in his leg following which he was apprehended, they said.</p>.<p>The incident took place at Chinchoshi village in Khed tehsil of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra">Maharashtra's</a> Pune district in the early hours of Monday.</p>.Woman booked for abusing neighbours, thrashing their kids after fight over her dog in Thane.<p>The police had received a tip-off about two dacoits hiding in the village, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 3) of Pimpri Chinchwad Dr Shivaji Pawar said.</p>.<p>The duo was part of a gang of five-six dacoits who allegedly stormed into a house in Bahul village, robbed the residents and seriously injured two persons last month.</p>.<p>"After receiving the tip-off, I, along with a team from Chakan police station, rushed to the spot and laid a trap to apprehend the suspects, identified as Sachin Bhosale and Mithun Bhosale," Pawar said.</p>.<p>"While attempting to arrest them, Sachin Bhosale attacked me with a 'koyta' (machete), injuring me on the chest. In retaliation and self-defence, I fired two rounds, injuring him in the leg," said the official, who is currently recuperating.</p>.<p>Sachin Bhosale was apprehended, while Mithun Bhosale managed to escape, he said.</p>.<p>During the skirmish, assistant police inspector Prasanna Jarhad, of Chakan police station, also sustained injuries, the official said.</p>.<p>Pawar had earlier investigated the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case in Pune following violence at Koregaon Bhima on January 1, 2018.</p>
<p>Pune: A deputy commissioner of police and an assistant inspector were injured on Monday when two armed dacoits attacked them while they were trying to apprehend them in connection with a robbery case here, officials said.</p>.<p>One of the dacoits attacked the DCP with a machete. In retaliation, the DCP opened fire with his service revolver, injuring the dacoit in his leg following which he was apprehended, they said.</p>.<p>The incident took place at Chinchoshi village in Khed tehsil of <a href="https://www.deccanherald.com/india/maharashtra">Maharashtra's</a> Pune district in the early hours of Monday.</p>.Woman booked for abusing neighbours, thrashing their kids after fight over her dog in Thane.<p>The police had received a tip-off about two dacoits hiding in the village, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Zone 3) of Pimpri Chinchwad Dr Shivaji Pawar said.</p>.<p>The duo was part of a gang of five-six dacoits who allegedly stormed into a house in Bahul village, robbed the residents and seriously injured two persons last month.</p>.<p>"After receiving the tip-off, I, along with a team from Chakan police station, rushed to the spot and laid a trap to apprehend the suspects, identified as Sachin Bhosale and Mithun Bhosale," Pawar said.</p>.<p>"While attempting to arrest them, Sachin Bhosale attacked me with a 'koyta' (machete), injuring me on the chest. In retaliation and self-defence, I fired two rounds, injuring him in the leg," said the official, who is currently recuperating.</p>.<p>Sachin Bhosale was apprehended, while Mithun Bhosale managed to escape, he said.</p>.<p>During the skirmish, assistant police inspector Prasanna Jarhad, of Chakan police station, also sustained injuries, the official said.</p>.<p>Pawar had earlier investigated the Elgar Parishad-Maoist links case in Pune following violence at Koregaon Bhima on January 1, 2018.</p>