Overview

• The accused, identified as 40-year-old Sangboi Kom Serto from Manipur, lost his IT job in mid-2024 and defaulted on EMIs for two Pune flats.
• On July 31, he posed as a courier at the Pimple Gurav residence of a bank manager and brandished a licensed revolver to demand cash and valuables.
• The manager’s son and brother overpowered him during the confrontation, sustaining minor injuries before police arrived and made the arrest.
• Authorities recovered a licensed firearm, 19 live rounds, a kukri knife and a makeshift device resembling an explosive, which was later found to be fake.
• Serto is booked under provisions for robbery, causing hurt and the Arms Act, and remains held as investigators continue their probe.