Pune: The Shirgaon police on Sunday arrested a 24-year-old criminal on police records, who was on the run after robbing a private company worker (20) of Rs1,000 at gunpoint around 9.30pm on Saturday at Urse village in Maval taluka while the victim was returning to his home.Senior inspector Vishal Patil and his team from the Shirgaon police carried out searches and apprehended the suspect, Hrishikesh Adagale of Urse. “We have recovered a country-made pistol from Adagale,” Patil told TOI.The officer said that the victim was walking to his home from his company. At this point, Adagale, stopped him and beat him. When the victim tried to resist, Adagale took out a firearm and threatened him. “The suspect then forcibly took the victim’s wallet and robbed Rs1,000 from it,” the officer said.Patil stated that when some passersby rushed to the victim’s aid, Adagale threatened them and fled. “After receiving information about the incident, our team immediately swung into action and took Adagale into custody,” Patil said.Patil mentioned that Adagale has at least 17 cases registered against him with the Dehu Road police. These cases include attempted murder, robbery, and rioting. “We are now interrogating him to determine the source of the firearm,” Patil said.
