India, March 4 -- A deputy commissioner of police (DCP) and an assistant police inspector (API) were injured on Monday when two armed dacoits attacked them while the former were trying to apprehend them in connection with a robbery case, officials said.

One of the dacoits attacked the DCP with a machete. In retaliation, the DCP opened fire with his service revolver, injuring the dacoit in his leg following which he was apprehended, they said.

The incident took place at Chinchoshi village in Khed tehsil of Pune district in the early hours of Monday.

The police had received a tip-off about two dacoits hiding in the village, DCP (Zone 3) of Pimpri-Chinchwad Shivaji Pawar said.

The duo was part of a gang of five-six dacoits who allegedly ...