A deputy commissioner of police (DCP) and an assistant inspector suffered injuries on Monday after two armed dacoits attacked them while they were trying to apprehend them in connection with a robbery case here, officers said.

According to news agency PTI, one of the dacoits attacked the DCP with a machete. In retaliation, he opened fire with his service revolver, injuring the dacoit in his leg, after which he was apprehended, the officers informed.

The incident took place at Chinchoshi village in Khed tehsil of Pune district in the early hours of Monday.

The police had received a tip-off about two dacoits hiding in the village, DCP (Zone 3) of Pimpri Chinchwad, Dr Shivaji Pawar, said.