Acting on a tip-off, Ranchi Police nabbed five criminals from Station Road under Chutia police station on Wednesday. Vijay Tirkey, Mohammad Shahnawaj, Badshah Khan, Sarfaraz Khan and Rohit Sharma were the ones held, with the first three being known criminals.
Three of them have been found to be involved in previous cases of robbery, Arms Act violation and other crimes; crime records of the other two is being searched, informed Senior Superintendent of Police Prabhat Kumar during a press conference.
One 7.65 mm pistol, two country-made handguns, live rounds, mobile phones and some cash has been seized from them. We are trying to find whether someone from Ranchi was helping them too, SSP said. Meanwhile, Mahendra Jaiswal, the accused for attempting to kill one Sania Khan by burning her, gave in. We are trying to find evidence in the case according to information given by the victim, informed City SP Jaya Roy.