Pune: Tension gripped Alandi on Friday morning after three people armed with sharp weapons chased and attacked a 22-year-old autorickshaw driver in full public view.Alandi police have registered an attempt-to-murder case and launched a manhunt for the trio.Bhima Narke, senior police inspector of Alandi police, said the victim, Sagar Bade of Dehu Phata, was waiting for passengers near the PMPML bus stand around 10.30am when the accused allegedly assaulted him.Bade tried to flee, but the trio chased him and caught up with him near the Municipal Council, where they attacked him again, he said.The officer said, Bade managed to escape and take shelter in an eatery. Alandi police rushed him to Yashwantrao Chavan Memorial Hospital in Pimpri. “Prima facie, the attack was the fallout of an old dispute,” said Narke.The broad-daylight attack, carried out before commuters waiting for transport, triggered tension in the area.
