Overview

• Police say Lakhan Popat Bhosale attacked an arrest team with a knife, injuring two officers, before an officer fired in self-defence.
• The confrontation occurred around 6:30 pm near Bhujbal Nagar at Malthan Phata in Shikrapur in Pune district.
• Bhosale was taken to hospital and later declared dead, and his body was sent to Sassoon General Hospital for a post-mortem.
• An accomplice, Amol Daulappa Kere, was arrested at the scene after a surveillance-led manhunt focused on recent robberies.
• Authorities describe Bhosale as a habitual offender with at least 22 cases, including MCOCA, after a 2022 arrest and subsequent release on bail.