Pune: Four members, including two minors, of a gang with 12 cases of dacoity, robbery and burglary in Pune and neighbouring Solapur district were busted by Pune Rural police on Monday.Police arrested the two charge-sheeters and recovered gold jewellery worth Rs16 lakh. The two minor accomplices have been detained. A police team led by inspector Pramod Kshirsagar arrested the two men in Indapur following a tip-off.In the early hours of Sept 9, a gang of six robbers barged into a farmer’s house at Malthan village in Daund taluka and assaulted his family before fleeing with valuables. While escaping on two motorcycles, the robbers also snatched a gold chain from the wife of the farmer’s brother, who was rushing towards the house after hearing the commotion. An officer from Pune Rural police said a case of dacoity was registered with the Daund police. Superintendent of police (Pune Rural) Sandeep Singh Gill formed teams to trace the robbers.Police sub-inspector Sudhir Waluj received a tip-off that two suspects involved in the Daund dacoity would be visiting Indapur on Monday. “We laid a trap and took Hari Kale (22) and a minor into custody. Our team later took Shaktiman Kale (22) and another minor into custody.”The gang was involved in at least 12 cases, including dacoity, robbery and burglary, in Pune Rural and neighbouring Solapur district. “We have recovered gold jewellery worth Rs 16 lakh from them. We will soon arrest their other accomplices,” Waluj said.
