Bullets fired in air, hotel owner and staffer attacked with sharp weapons in Pune’s Velhe
Two people have been detained in connection with the attack, which police said stemmed from a previous dispute.
Hotel owner Mhasku Tanaji Daswadkar and his employee Dashrath Shilimkar were injured in the attack. (File/Representational) A group of armed men allegedly fired bullets in the air and attacked a hotel owner and a staffer in Velhe taluka of Pune district on Sunday night, leaving both with serious injuries. A First Information Report (FIR) was registered at Velhe police station under Pune Rural Police.
Hotel owner Mhasku Tanaji Daswadkar and his employee Dashrath Shilimkar were injured in the attack.
Police said that following a previous dispute, the assailants arrived at Shrinath Hotel in Kodawadi village in Velhe around 10 pm on Saturday.
They allegedly started an argument with Daswadkar, during which one of the accused fired a gun in the air. When hotel staffer Shilimkar intervened, the assailants allegedly attacked both him and Daswadkar with sharp weapons before fleeing the spot.
After receiving information about the incident, a police team reached the crime scene and launched an investigation.
Police said both injured men were admitted to hospital and are currently in stable condition. Sandeep Singh Gill, Superintendent of Pune
Rural Police, said two people have been detained so far.
The detained accused were identified as Omkar Suresh Ingulkar (19) and Vishal Appa Ingulkar (24), both residents of Velhe’s Surwad village.
Gill said the search is on for two more suspects — Ganesh Dharpale and Omkar Jadhav.
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