Pune: Pune crime branch on Thursday arrested two men who allegedly assaulted and robbed an autorickshaw driver after he caught one of them with his wife. The incident took place in Lohegaon on June 10. The duo had been on the run since the robbery case was registered against them. They were arrested in Khadki following a tip-off, police said.An officer from the crime branch said that around 10pm on June 10, the complainant was waiting for a passenger near Pune Airport when he noticed his wife riding pillion with a man from his locality. He followed them and stopped them along the Lohegaon-Wagholi road. When the complainant confronted his wife and the man, the accused allegedly attacked him. His wife also joined the accused in assaulting him. The latter’s relative then reached the spot and thrashed the complainant. The accused allegedly robbed him of Rs18,000. “The complainant’s wife left him after the incident and had been living with the accused,” the officer said.He said police received a tip-off on Tuesday that the accused and his relative had come to Khadki. “We laid a trap and took the duo into custody. They were handed over to the Lohegaon police,” he said.
