Palghar: The Crime Detection Unit (Unit 2) of the Mira-Bhayander, Vasai-Virar Police has arrested three members of an interstate gang that carried out a brutal armed robbery and attempted murder at a residence in Vasai, escaping with gold and cash worth ₹10 lakh.

The crime occurred on November 18 at Reliable Glory Building in Sativali, Vasai West, where three masked intruders forced their way into the home of 37-year-old Geeta Raut.

Holding Raut and her son Santosh at knifepoint, the men demanded to know where the family kept their gold.

When Raut denied knowledge, one of the assailants attempted to stab her. She narrowly escaped the fatal blow but sustained a deep cut on her left arm.

The attackers then smashed open a cupboard, grabbed 12 tolas of gold jewellery and a mobile phone, an

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