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4w ago

Pune Police Kill Notorious Gangster Atti Rahim in Solapur Encounter

Launched on a tip-off to his Lamboti village hideout, the raid ended a five-month manhunt for the MCOCA-booked criminal.

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A fierce encounter took place between the police and the criminal at around 3.30 am before he was shot dead.
According to police, a six-member crime branch team, along with local personnel from Mohol police station, reached the location around 3:30 am. (HT)
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Overview

  • The Tipu Pathan gang affiliate was booked in at least 15 serious offences since 2011 under MCOCA, including a May 14 armed robbery of a food delivery worker in Pune’s Hadapsar.
  • Pune Police’s crime branch received a tip-off that Rahim was hiding with relatives in Lamboti village, prompting an early-morning raid.
  • Officials say Rahim opened fire with a country-made pistol and was fatally shot in return fire before being pronounced dead at a Solapur hospital.
  • Investigators seized two country-made pistols, nine live cartridges and two machetes from the room where he was residing.
  • Rahim’s wife has contested the claim that he fired first as police file charges against her for obstructing public servants and probe his weapons procurement.