Police Naik killed by robbers

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 18:09 [IST]

Mumbai, Feb 27 (UNI) A gang of robbers today allegedly stabbed a Police Naik to death and injured two security guards of the Maharashtra State Electricity Board (MSEB) by pelting stones at them at Rabale in Navi Mumbai.

Navi Mumbai control room sources said that at around 0200 hrs, a gang of 10 to 12 unidentified robbers entered the MSEB's power house to steal aluminium and copper in the cables. When police naik Gopal Vasant Shaindane (32), who was on duty, along with Sunil Katkar (40) and Subhash Bhimaji Patil (35) both security guards, tried to restrain them.

Initially, the robbers started pelting stones at them and later one of them stabbed Shaindane from behind, injuring him severly.

Shaindane was rushed to a nearby hospital, but died before admission. While Katkar and Patil were admitted to civil hosptial at Navi Mumbai, sources added.

UNI

Topics: CRIME-MAH-ROBBERS

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