Cops foil dacoity bid, seize pistols

Pune: The Pimpri Chinchwad police on Tuesday foiled an attempt of dacoity at a petrol pump in Hinjewadi with the arrest of five men. The police recovered two country-made pistols and sharp weapons from the gang.The police nabbed the gang from Maan village based on a tip. The arrested men were identified as Aniket Shinde, 20, of Mulshi taluka, Rameshwar Togare, 20, of Thergaon, Ismail Shaikh, 20, from Punawale, and Suraj Pawar, 21, and Avinash Pawar, 30, from Wakad. tnn