Navi Mumbai: The patrolling team of APMC police station foiled a dacoity attempt by a five-member gang that was spotted suspiciously roaming on two bikes on the Turbhe village service road parallel to the Sion-Panvel Highway earlier this week.While three men on one bike escaped when the police team intercepted their way, police succeeded in apprehending two men on another bike by chasing them in the bylanes of Turbhe village. The arrested duo are Mayur Ananda Kale (30), and Vikas Mahadev Patil (29), both from Sangli district. Kale works as a security guard and resides at a rental house in Chembur. His aide Patil, is a farmer in Sangli, and came to stay with Kale. Both were booked under BNS section for the offence of preparation to commit dacoity. They were produced before Belapur JMFC court, which had remanded them to police custody till Saturday.Abasaheb Patil, senior inspector, said, “Around 12.45 pm, our police patrolling team spotted five men on two bikes repeatedly riding to and fro along the service road. As they had covered their faces with masks, the police team intercepted them near the entrance of Turbhe village. The police team chased the duo on bike for about 1 km in the bylanes and succeeded in apprehending them as they got stuck at a dead-end road in Turbhe village. When frisked, both were found in possession of pepper spray, and a sharp cutter blade. Even their bike had a fake number plate.”Police said they confessed they were conducting a recce to commit dacoity since there are several fuel stations, hotels and commercial offices along the service lane.
