India, Feb. 21 -- The anti-extortion squad 1 of the Crime Branch, Pune city police, arrested a history-sheeter on Tuesday in the Dandekar Bridge area, seizing an illegal country-made pistol and foiling a planned murder.

The accused, Chetan alias Balya Siddhanath Jadhav (26), was apprehended following a tip-off received by police constables Sachin Malve and Amar Pawar while patrolling for wanted criminals on February 17.

The information pointed to a conspiracy stemming from an October 2024 assault case registered at Parvati Police Station against Santosh alias Bhavdya Salunkhe under provisions of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, the Arms Act, the Criminal Law Amendment Act and MCOCA.

Several accused, including Ganesh Renuse and his associat...