The Pimpri Chinchwad crime branch arrested Shekhar Jadhav (25), a history-sheeter who had been on the run after allegedly opening fire at a police team on May 16. The arrest was made on Sunday by a team led by inspector Sanjay Chavan from the Dighi area, where a country-made pistol was recovered from his possession.
Jadhav has a criminal record with over 70 theft cases registered against him. On May 13, a firing incident occurred in Dighi when Jadhav and his accomplice allegedly fired at a rival criminal after a heated argument. A case of attempted murder was registered against Jadhav at the Dighi police station, following which he went into hiding.
On May 16, the crime branch received intelligence that Jadhav was near Ranjangaon. Assistant inspector Gorakshnath Balwadkar and his team rushed to the location. Upon spotting the police, Jadhav and his accomplice attempted to flee on a motorcycle. When they reached Sonesangvi village, Jadhav abandoned the motorcycle near an eatery and ran towards a sugar cane field. The police team pursued them. During the chase, Jadhav's accomplice allegedly fired two rounds at the police to evade arrest. Balwadkar retaliated by firing four rounds from his service weapon in self-defence. A separate case of attempted murder was subsequently registered against Jadhav and his accomplice with the Dighi police.
Inspector Chavan stated that the crime branch team had travelled to Hingoli, Nanded, and Latur districts in search of Jadhav. On Sunday, they received information that he had returned to Dighi. Based on the tip-off, they arrested him and handed him over to the Dighi police for further investigation.
