Nashik highway witnessed high drama early on Friday, after the police intercepted a Mahindra Bolero jeep with a stolen arms cache worth lakhs of rupees. While the police, acting on a tip-off, laid a trap at Chandwad toll naka in Nashik, the driver in the jeep attempted to escape by pointing a pistol at them. The police, however, had already placed road-blocks at strategic locations ahead, and managed to foil their escape.

The cops in disguise asked the Bolero driver to stop, but the men in the car brandished pistols at them. Illustration/ Uday Mohite