Cops again showed their bravery as 2 police constables who were off duty successfully chased an armed robber and recovered Rs 1 lakh which he had allegedly looted.
Brave constable Anant Shirsath (26) and Abhijeet Salukhe (28) caught hold of the robber, who is in his 20s, after chasing him in narrow lanes and bylanes of Khetwadi in South Mumbai at around 9 pm yesterday, police said. The robber, whose identity was disclosed, was later handed over to VP Road Police station, where a case against him was registered, said police, adding he was armed with a chopper. Meanwhile, police have decided to reward the two, who were not on duty at the time of the incident, for their heroic act.