Pune: An alert worker foiled a robbery attempt at Nighoje in Khed taluka late on Wednesday night by removing the key from the motorcycle of two knife-wielding men who had snatched his cellphone.The 25-year-old helper with an automobile company raised an alarm, sought help from locals and managed to catch one of the suspects before handing him over to the Pimpri Chinchwad police.South Mahalunge police arrested the accused, Manoj Shinde (34) of Dehugaon, under section 309 (robbery) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS).An officer from South Mahalunge police said the complainant was on night-shift duty on Wednesday. “He was waiting for the company’s bus at Nighoje when two men on a motorcycle approached him. One of them held him while the other threatened him with a knife and snatched his cellphone.”As the duo headed towards their motorcycle, the complainant removed the key from the ignition and raised an alarm. “His friend, who was on his way to the bus stop, noticed the incident and called the police. The worker and some locals chased the duo and nabbed one of them. Our team reached there and took the accused Shinde into custody,” the officer said.Police are searching for Shinde’s accomplice. “We have ascertained his identity. We will soon arrest him,” the officer said.
