Special Task Force, Uttarakhand arrested a gangster Murad Ali alias Irshad Ali, native of Haryana, from Kashipur, Udham Singh Nagar on Tuesday. The gangster had a bounty announced of Rs10, 000 by Nainital Police for information leading to his arrest after he had escaped from Haldwani sub-jail five years ago. STF teams also seized 12-bore pistol from his possession. A case under Section 25, Arms Act was registered against Ali at ITI Police Station, Udham Singh Nagar. He was sent to jail after being presented in the court.
STF Uttarakhand Additional SP Mukesh Kumar said that Ali who was then living in Moradabad district of Uttar Pradesh was sent to Haldwani sub-jail in a case (FIR number 254/2009) registered under Sections 302/201/120b of IPC at Kotwali Kashipur. Ali had escaped from the Haldwani sub-jail on June 15, 2009. In view of this, a case (FIR number-271/2009) under Section of 223/224 of IPC was registered against him in Haldwani Kotwali.
In another incident, a case under Section 380/411 of IPC was also registered against Ali in Thakurdwara Police Station in Moradabad district. The court had issued warrant against him. Then DIG Nainital had announced a bounty of Rs10,000 on Ali for information leading to his arrest, it is learnt. Kumar said that Ali kept on shifting locations after he had escaped from Haldwani sub-jail. He was supposed to have stayed in places like Rohtak, Ghaziabad, Delhi and Vadodara.
Few days ago, he slipped into Kashipur, Udham Singh Nagar. Receiving a tip- off, the teams arrested Ali from Kashipur. The accused Ali was sent to jail after being presented in the court. Teams comprising inspector Yogesh Kumar, sub-inspectors Amarchand Sharma and Santosh Kumar and head constable Satendra Butola have arrested Ali, he added.