Pune: Lakhan Popat Bhosale (age 32, resident of Satara) robbed a woman at knifepoint a few days ago in Satara district. A video of this robbery was viral on social media, with people demanding that action be taken against him.
Robbery Footage:
However, when police went to arrest him near Malthan Phata near Shikrapur in Shirur Taluka, while resisting arrest, he was killed in a police encounter. The incident happened on Saturday night. Malthan Phata is an area along the Pune-Ahilyanagar Highway.
Police said that Satara City Police had received a tip-off that Bhosale was in the Shikrapur area. He is a history-sheeter with a past criminal record of serious offences. Around 6:30 p.m. on Saturday, personnel from Satara City Police Station, led by Assistant Police Inspector Shamrao Kale, reached Malthan Phata.
Police said that they laid a trap, but when the police got close, he tried to attack them with a knife. In self-defence, the police retaliated and shot the accused, resulting in him being severely injured. He was rushed to a local hospital but succumbed to his injuries before treatment. Police Constable Sujit Bhosale received injuries in this scuffle with the criminal, but his condition is stable currently.
