Udham Singh Nagar Police arrested five criminals from Ganganpur, Rudrapur on Friday night. Police said they committed burglary, loot, dacoity or other crimes. The police had recovered firearms from their possession. The accused have been identified as Mohammad Hasan, Mohammad Nabi and Vasim, natives of Bareilly (Uttar Pradesh), Sadanand and Rajpal, residents of Udham Singh Nagar.
All the accused are having criminal records in the past and they have been sent to jails several times after being booked under several sections pertaining to criminal activities in Udham Singh Nagar and neighbouring districts of Uttar Pradesh.
The police patrolling team received a tip- off that some criminals had hidden themselves at a structure meant to store sugarcane in Gangapur with an intention to commit crimes in the area.
Udham Singh Nagar SSP Nilesh Anand Bharne said that he had formed teams and deployed to act on intelligence input.
The policemen sealed the area, raided the structure and finally arrested the criminals. The police had recovered .315 bore pistol, three cartridges, rods, ten lock’s keys from their possession. In course of interrogation, they confessed their crimes and disclosed that they used to hire a dumper to commit crimes like burglary, decoity, theft and others in the night hours.