Muzaffarnagar Police Arrest Two Wanted In Gangsters Act Case, Say Arms Recovered

Muzaffarnagar’s Kotwali Nagar police have arrested two accused who were wanted in a case under the Gangsters Act. Police said a 315-bore country-made pistol, two live cartridges and an illegal knife were recovered from their possession.

According to the police, the arrests were made after information was received from an informant. Acting on the information, the police team carried out an operation at an under-construction colony near the town of Rohana.

The arrested accused have been identified as Mau. Rashid, a resident of Dehradun, and Firoz Ahmad, also a resident of Dehradun. Police said the 315-bore country-made pistol and two live cartridges were recovered from Rashid.

An illegal knife was recovered from Firoz Ahmad, according to the police. Both men were wanted in a case registered under the Gangsters Act.

After the arrests, a case under the Arms Act was registered at Kotwali Nagar. The two accused are being produced before the court.

Police further said that several cases had already been registered against both accused in the past. The operation was carried out under the leadership of Station House Officer Brijesh Kumar Sharma.

Sub-Inspector Himanshu Sharma, Naveen Kumar and other members of the police team were also involved in the action, police said.