A habitual criminal and his two accomplices were nabbed and a pistol was seized from their possession. They were caught after they threatened local fracture hospital staff of life by brandishing the country-made pistol.
The miscreants had reached the hospital to meet a patient, when they had a dispute with hospital staff. As soon as the offenders took out the gun, panic prevailed in the hospital and within minutes somebody informed police.
The habitual criminal identified as Neetu Singh had gone to meet his daughter admitted in the hospital, at around 9.30 pm. When he was not allowed to meet the patient, he got infuriated and took out the gun and threatened the hospital staff and other patients.
Soon after committing the crime, they left the spot. On receipt of information, a police team reached the spot but could not find the offenders. Based on the statements of the victims, search for nabbing the miscreants was conducted and they were nabbed on Monday.
Since Neetu lives in Berkhedi locality under Jehangirabad police station area, a police team was deployed in the area and he was nabbed early in the morning. later, on the lead provided by Neetu, his accomplices Sonulal and Johny Gunjal were also arrested from their houses.
The police have booked the miscreants under section 25 and 27 of the Arms Act and under section 294, 323, 34 and 506 of the IPC. He was produced in a district court on Monday evening and it sent him to jail.