In a major breakthrough, four members of an inter-State gang of carjackers were arrested from Azadnagar in Mango, in the wee hours of Tuesday. The police also recovered two pistols, a 6.7 mm magazine, and four cellphones from their possession.
Superintendent of police (city) Kartik S said that acting on a tip off, the police raided a place near Hareram Singh Maidan under Azadnagar police station. As per our information there were several seven criminals hiding in a house.
“As our team raided the house, three of the criminals managed to escape while the rest four were nabbed. We are trying to trace those who fled,” said Kartik. Those arrested have been identified as Mohammed Sahnawaz alias Monu, Mohammed Rafique Chutkuni, Mohammed Nazir, all residents of Azadnagar in Mango and Brajesh Kumar alias Bablu, a resident of Birsanagar.
The police have recovered a 6.7 mm magazine that one of the three who managed to arrest might have a pistol matching the confiscated magazine.
The pistols were recovered from the possession of Monu and Chutkuni, both were wanted in connection with the murder, robbery and loot cases respectively.
Revealing about the arrested, the City SP pointed out that Monu, Chutkuni have a history of hijacking the hired cars from other cities in Bengal and Bihar, and loot them after killing the driver. The police, however, declined to reveal the name and whereabouts of those succeeded to flee.
The City SP, when asked, said that those arrested would be forwarded to the judicial custody today, but the police would take all the four
into police remand after a day or two.