Pune gangster booked under MCOCA opens fire, injure 2 policeman in Vadodara

Pune gangster booked under MCOCA opens fire, injure 2 policeman in Vadodara

Vadodara: Two policemen of Maharashtra police were injured when a notorious gangster of Pune wanted in 16 cases including the one lodged under the Maharashtra Control of Organized Crime Act (MCOCA) opened fire on them on Rajmahal road of the city late last night.

The gangster also got injured in the retaliatory fire by the police and was nabbed.

Sagar Rajput, a native of Gotri area here and wanted in around 16 cases including that of murder and MCOCA in Pune was on the run. On the basis of his mobile location Assistant Sub Inspector of Maharashtra police Ranjit Bhochte and Constable Dilip More reached near Nehru bhawan in the city late last night.

When Sagar saw them he opened fire.

The two policemen and the gangster have been admitted to a hospital here, police said today.

The gang, Rajput belongs to has 116 cases filed against it.

DeshGujarat