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Thane, Oct 21 (PTI) With the arrest of five persons, including three hardened criminals, the police on Thursday claimed to have cracked a case of attack on a man and his female friend earlier this month at Bhiwandi town in Maharashtra"s Thane district.
The incident had occurred in the wee hours of October 12, and the group of accused had robbed the victims of their belongings, a police official said.
Talking to reporters, DCP (zone 2) Bhiwandi, Yogesh Chavan, said victim Darshil Gudka (27), a resident of Thane city, was proceeding with his female friend on the Pipeline Road in a car, when three of the accused going on a two-wheeler waylaid them.
"The accused forced open the door of the car and snatched the mobile phones from both of them apart from a gold ring, collectively worth Rs 83,000.
When the victims protested, the accused attacked them with wooden logs and later fled from the spot, taking advantage of darkness.
The injured were admitted to a hospital at Thane city," he said.