Beed, May 12 (PTI) Police apprehended a wanted criminal, chasing him through the streets of Maharashtra’s Beed city after he allegedly opened fire inside a beer shop, an official said on Tuesday.
A joint team from the local crime branch and the Beed city police nabbed Ashish Shayamrao Athawale, a notorious gang leader wanted under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), on Monday night, the official said.
According to the police, Athawale, who had been absconding since a case was registered against him in 2024, arrived at a beer shop late last night and allegedly opened fire at the shopkeeper after the latter refused him a drink.
After injuring the shopkeeper in the attack, the accused fled.
Acting on a tip-off that the suspect was travelling on a motorcycle through the Kabadgalli area, a police team intercepted him, and one of the constables tackled the accused, pinning him, they said.
Officers recovered a country-made pistol and a cartridge from his possession, the official said.
Athawale had managed to evade the police for months, frequently changing his hideouts, while his aides were previously arrested, he added.
A fresh case has been registered against him under relevant provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and Arms Act, he added. PTI COR ARU
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