Two robbers attack cops with blade, held

THE TWO REACHED POLICE STATION AND SAID THOSE 2 CONSTABLES HAD ASSAULTED THEM AND ROBBED THEIR MOTORCYCLE

MUMBAI: Samta Nagar police on Friday arrested two persons for robbery and assaulting police personnel with a blade.

Senior inspectoranandrao Hanke said that the incident took place on Friday night when the two brothers, identified as Rohit Kaparla, 23, and Babu Kaparla, 21, were trying to rob an idli vendor at 2.30am. When they were trying to flee on their motorcycle, two police constables from Kurar police station, who were on patrolling duty, apprehended them.

On seeing the policemen, the two siblings left their twowheeler and ran towards Samta Nagar police station which was 500 metres away.

“The two constables began searching for the robbers, not suspecting that they would have entered the police station after committing the crime,” said Hanke.

The two reached the police station and alleged that those two constables had assaulted them and robbed their motorcycle.

When the officers were in the process of registering the complaint, they received a wireless message about the two robbers’ escape with their description, which matched the complainants.

“We immediately contacted the Kurar police officers and detained the two brothers,” added Hanke.

However, as their lie was caught, when they were being arrested, they removed a blade from their pocket and attacked the constables of Samta Nagar police station.

They tried to flee from the police station but were intercepted and arrested.