Five armed miscreants were nabbed by Gautam Nagar police on Monday. The miscreants were in an auto-rickshaw. Six sharp-edged weapons were recovered from their possession. According to the police, acting on a tip-off, the five persons were nabbed from DIG Bungalow Square late Sunday night.
In the initial investigation the five were identified as Sadiq Ali (38), Shahid Khan (20), Mohammad Sikandar (30), Shakeel Ali (25) and Mohammad Irfan (35). All the five are residents of Old City area but hold no crime record, said the police.
The police have registered case under Arms Act and later they were produced in court. The accused are sent under jail custody. At around 11.15 pm, the auto-rickshaw bearing registration number MP 04 RA 5406 was stopped by the police and when the auto rickshaw was checked sharp-edged weapons were found inside the auto rickshaw.
Police have started investigation into the matter and told that the auto rickshaw was stolen or it is owned by the nabbed accused would be searched. The accused told the police that they had a fight in the morning and to take revenge they were on their way but police are not ready to accept the reason and would investigate the reason behind carrying of such huge number of weapons.
It is possible that the five accused planned to commit a serious offence but after they were nabbed they framed story to escape with minimum penalty said police. Police have started collecting information regarding the nabbed accused which would help in revealing the reason behind carrying weapons.