Pune, May 28 (PTI) Police have detained a man after he allegedly tried to kill a person by hitting him with his car in the wee hours of Tuesday in Maharashtra's Pune district, police said.

The incident took place at around 1 am in Pimpri area after the accused found the victim was talking to the former's girlfriend, they said.

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The accused, identified as Sushil Kale, got to know the victim was talking to his girlfriend in a locality in Pimpri, a police official said.

"The accused then went there and allegedly hit the victim with his car, injuring him. The victim was admitted to a hospital and was reported to be out of danger," the official from Pimpri Chinchwad police station said.

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The accused was detained and booked under Indian Penal Code section 307 (attempt to murder), the police said.

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