In connection with the murder cum armed burglary case reported from Nakraunda, Balawala, Dehradun Police have arrested one more thief named Akhlaq resident of Roshnabad, Haridwar from Railway crossing, Doiwala and recovered a pistol, bullets and other stolen items from his possession, said Dehradun Superintendent of Police (SP) City Ajay Singh on Sunday.
Police are conducting raids to arrest remaining absconders named Sazid Pahalwan, Akram, he added. He said that to arrest Akhlaq, police teams were deployed at many places including his home town, Haridwar. He was currently living in Doiwala. Finally, police managed to nab him from Doiwala.
It should be mentioned here that in the armed burglary case, around six unidentified criminals had murdered a 23-year- old Ankit Thapliyal and four of his family members were injured on September 10. Taking cognisance of this case, a case under sections 395, 396 and 397 of IPC was registered in the Raipur police station.
With police facing flaks from the people- the Chief Minister Harish Rawat made things more difficult for them after he had issued a deadline for State and district police to crack the case promptly, the district police had formed several teams and were deployed at many places, including Western Uttar Pradesh. Teams have arrested four accused named Nadim, Shahzad, Sazid and Akhlaq so far. Police are conducting raids to arrest remaining absconders.