Hanumanganj Police on Tuesday claimed to have foiled a looting bid by arresting seven miscreants from an abandoned house. They were planning to commit robbery at a petrol pump. A country-made pistol and sharp-edged weapons were recovered from their possession, police said. The seven were identified as Rahul Mehra, Golu Mehra, Son Vasudew, Pappu Chaure, Noor Ali, Sanawar Khan alias Sabbu and Sonu Yadav alias Sunna.
A police officer said that they were able to arrest those culprits after a tip off and added that the miscreants were planning a robbery at Alpana petrol pump. The officer further informed that all the accused were habitual offenders and had been booked for several serious offences earlier. A country made pistol and two live cartridges were recovered from Rahul Mehra, sharp-edged weapon was recovered from Golu Mehra, Soni Vasudev, Pappu, Noor Ali and Sonu Tadav while nylon ropes were recovered from Sanawar Khan.
Rahul Mehra was booked for around 15 cases of molestation, assault, illegal possession of arms and thefts cases, Golu Mehra was booked for illegal possession of arms, Soni Vasudev and Noor Ali were booked for robbery and illegal possession of arms, Sanawar Khan was booked for illegal possession of arms and Gambling Act and Sonu Yadav was booked for extortion, bullying and illegal possession of arms.
All the accused are of Bhopal and it is possible that they have committed crimes in the form of a gang in the past which would be investigated in the further investigation. A case under Section 399 and 402 of the IPC and 25 and 27 Arms Act was registered by police.