Crime branch Bhopal and Bajaria police teamed up to nab 30-year-old accused carrying a reward of Rs 20000 and ganged to shot a notorious criminal in June at Bajaria area. The nabbed accused identified as Taufeeq alias Shooter was nabbed from Bagh Umrao Dullah on Sunday.
After receiving information accused was arrested from his home and police tried to nab him he jumped from second floor of the house and got injured. Police have recovered a country-made pistol was seized from his possession.
In the investigation when he was quizzed accused confessed that he planned to kill Shoaib alias Anna and with the help of his accomplices he opened gunshot on him on June 6 in which Shoaib survived. After committing the crime accused remained absconding in Delhi and other areas of Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.
The arrested accused is a notorious criminal and has been booked for more than 35 criminal cases have been registered against him in different police stations of city including Piplani, Mangalwara, Bairagarh, Parwalia, Kolar, Shahjahanabad, Aishbagh, MP Nagar, Misrod and Bajaria.
Earlier on Friday Bajaria police have arrested Fazi Ali who helped the accused in the attack on Shoaib.
Police recovered a pistol and two live cartridge from his possession when he arrested from 80 feet road. The accused was booked under relevant sections of Arms Act.
After Shoaib was attacked cash reward of Rs 20000 was declared on providing the information of Fazi. Police have booked Fazi under Arms Act on Friday.