Ashoka Garden police has nabbed a wanted miscreant having a reward of Rs 5,000 and recovered country-made pistol used in the crime. The accused was wanted in an attempt to murder case in November last year in Ashoka Garden area.
As per the police, the wanted accused, Gufran alias Nana, was arrested on Tuesday. Another accused in the crime, Sanjay Soni, had earlier been nabbed.
On November 11, 2019, the victims, Salim Khan and Bhaiyya Fawda, were attacked by Gufran alias Nana and Sanjay Soni with sharp-edged weapon and shot the victims. After the victims were attacked, a police team reached the spot and started investigation.
In the initial investigation, police nabbed Sanjay Soni but Gufran alias Nana managed to escape and later Superintendent of Police, South, declared a reward of Rs 5,000. Acting on a tip off, Gufran was nabbed on Tuesday.
Later, the police registered a case under sections 294, 307 and 34 of the IPC and sections 25 and 27 of the Arms Act.
Meanwhile, Habibganj police have nabbed a woman drug peddler and recovered half kilogram drug from herpossession from Shyam Nagar on Monday.
After receiving information, a police team reached the spot and nabbed the woman, identified as Shanti Bai, and recovered half kilogram Cannabis. A case under NDPS act was registered.