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Pune Shocker: Armed Robberies And Assaults Rock City Streets
- •Two alarming incidents of armed robbery and assault have been reported from Laxmi Road and Viman Nagar in Pune.
- •In the Laxmi Road incident, a commuter on a moped was threatened with an iron weapon and robbed of 1,200 rupees.
- •In Viman Nagar, an auto-rickshaw driver and his accomplices assaulted a pedestrian for questioning wrong-side driving.
- •The attackers in Viman Nagar stole 9,800 rupees in cash and a laptop from the victim before fleeing the scene.
- •Police have registered cases at the Khadak and Vimantal police stations respectively, raising concerns over citizen safety.
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Two separate armed robberies took place in Pune. On Laxmi Road, a complainant on a moped was threatened with an iron weapon near the Bank of India, and 1,200 rupees were stolen. In Viman Nagar near Hyatt Hotel, an auto-rickshaw driver and three accomplices assaulted a citizen for questioning a wrong-way vehicle, stealing 9,800 rupees and a laptop.
Cases for the two separate incidents were registered at the Khadak and Vimantal police stations in Pune. The Khadak police station recorded the Laxmi Road weapon threat incident on October 14, while the Vimantal police station registered the Viman Nagar assault and theft case.
The incident near Hyatt Hotel in Viman Nagar began when a citizen walking on a public road questioned an auto-rickshaw driver for traveling in the wrong direction. The angered driver called three accomplices who physically assaulted the victim before fleeing with 9,800 rupees and a laptop.
