Pune Beat

A first information report FIR lodged at Dehu Road police station said the dacoits belonged to the age group of 20 to 25 years. They wore T-shirt and had covered their faces with scarfs. They were speaking in Marathi.

In a separate incident, four dacoits targeted the residence of Anil Tryambak Patil 25 at Kuran village near Junnar and stole cash, ornaments and electronic gadgets worth about Rs 7,000.

Patil was fast asleep when the dacoits broke open the window of his house and forced entry inside. They assaulted Patil before tying him up with a wire and stole all the cash and valuables he had, police said.

PCMC targets liquor traders
In a swift action by the Pimpri Chinchwad Municipal Corporation8217;s octroi department, a penal fine of Rs 81,210 was recovered by liquor trader Ramesh Dayaram Mirani in Pimpri on Tuesday night.

Following the action, the octroi department has now announced that it will recover all octroi dues which have been evaded by liquor traders. This will be done by collecting information about the liquor goods brought in Pimpri-Chinchwad limits on the basis of transport passes issued by the State excise department.