Special Task Force, Uttarakhand arrested four notorious criminals this year on whom the police and State Government had declared a bounty of thousands of rupees, said STF SSP Senthil AKS on Tuesday.
The STF Uttarakhand has arrested 21 persons involved in various crimes including murder, loot, supply of drugs and other crimes since January this year, he added. STF Uttarakhand additional SP Mukesh Kumar said that department has received list of 20 notorious criminals with bounties on their heads.
STF Uttarakhand had arrested Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh) native Salim from Rangareddy district of Andhra Pradesh on January 1, 2013. Salim was sentenced to life imprisonment and had escaped from Dehradun jail on August 30, 2011. Following this, a case was registered under sections 223 and 224 of IPC in Sahaspur Police Station. A bounty of Rs 50, 000 had been declared on his head, he added.
STF Uttarakhand arrested notorious criminal and Muzaffarpur (Bihar) native Shambhu Singh alias Santosh Mishra alias Samir from GMS Road, Dehradun on April 3. Bihar Government had declared bounty of Rs one lakh for his arrest. He was a member of Munna Shukla and Prakash Shukla gangs and involved in more than a dozen murders in Bihar and earned crores of rupees as a contractor in government welfare schemes. Several murder cases were registered against him in various police stations of Bihar.
STF Uttarakhand arrested Haridwar resident Virendra alias Khalifa from Punjab state. Several cases of murder were registered against him in various police stations of Haridwar. He was absconding for the last 14 years and DIG Garhwal Range had declared bounty of Rs 5,000 on him. In a joint operation with Kotwali police, STF had also arrested Pakistani national Aman and case was registered under 14 Foreign Act in Kotwali police station.
STF had arrested two criminals and Dehradun residents Jamesh Khan and Raju from Haridwar Road and recovered weapons from them. Both were involved in crimes directed by notorious criminals who were in jail. A case was registered under 25 Arms Act in Kotwali Police Station. STF Uttarakhand had arrested Moradabad (Uttar Pradesh) native Azam from lucknow who was allegedly involved in brutal murder of a woman and child in 2009 in Roorkee.
After launching drive against drug peddlers at various places in Dehradun and other places across the State, STF had arrested several drug peddlers caught carrying drugs with intent to supply. These accused were arrested under section 8/20 NDPS Act and sent to jail, he added.