Two held for firing at a group in Mangalwar Peth

Time of India

7 days ago

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Pune: Two people were arrested by Faraskhana police after one of them opened fire at a group of men with a country-made pistol in Mangalwar Peth around 2.15am on Sunday.
Faraskhana police identified the duo as Rohit Dilip Mane (32) of Lohiyanagar and Qasim Asif Ansari (23) of Kasewadi, both areas are in Bhawani Peth.
"Mane and Ansari have earlier been arrested in cases of body offence — Mane is out on bail and was nabbed under MCOCA in 2021 by Kondhwa police. Ansari is also out on bail. The duo are unemployed," said senior inspector of Faraskhana police Prashant Bhasme.
A man (36) from Gokhalenagar, who used to live in Mangalwar Peth, lodged the complaint. Bhasme said, "The complainant and his friends were standing and chatting at the entrance of a narrow lane around 2am.
Mane and Ansari were speeding around on a two-wheeler and entered the lane. The complainant and his friends are complete strangers to the arrested duo."
Police said the group of men told the duo to ride slowly, following which arguments ensued. The group attempted to chase Mane and Ansari's vehicle. "Mane was riding the scooter and Qasim was riding pillion. They halted and Qasim pulled out the country-made pistol. He told the group to not question his 'Bhai'. He fired a round in the air and then tried to fire another towards the group, but the pistol got locked. However, it made a loud noise," he said.
"The group charged at Qasim and grabbed him, but Mane fled. They called the police, who questioned Qasim and nabbed Mane," he said.
The duo said they had bought the firearm in 2018 from a person in Madhya Pradesh, cops added.