Pune, March 3 -- In Pimpri Chinchwad, two police officers, including a Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), were injured during an encounter with a known criminal on Monday night around 1 am, according to police.

Following a tip-off about the whereabouts of the absconding accused, DCP Shivaji Pawar from Zone 3 of Pimpri Chinchwad Police, along with his team, set a trap in Chinchoshi village to apprehend the suspects, Sachin Bhosale and Mithun Bhosale, who were wanted in a dacoity and robbery case.

As the police approached the suspects to arrest them, Sachin Bhosale attacked the police team with a machete. During the attack, DCP Shivaji Pawar and his officer, Assistant Police Inspector (API) Prasanna Jahad, sustained injuries.

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