Pune, Feb. 19 -- In a shocking turn of events, the mother and aunts of a known criminal allegedly hired another gangster to eliminate a rival in order to prevent a possible retaliatory attack on him, crime branch officials disclosed on Thursday.
However, timely intervention by the Anti-Extortion Cell of the Pune Police and its efficient informer network prevented a major bloodshed. The contract killer was arrested with a firearm before he could execute the plan.
The Anti-Extortion Cell had been directed to trace absconding and externed criminals booked under illegal arms possession cases. During the investigation, police constables Sachin Malve and Amar Pawar received a tip-off that a country-made pistol had been procured in the Dandekar ...