6 more including 2 woman criminals related to underworld nabbed by Gujarat Police

Rajkot: The crime branch of Rajkot police in a joint operation with the Mumbai police has nabbed 6 more including 2 women in connection with the sensational earlier arrest of the four sharp-shooters of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim’s gang on February 25 from a bus here who had come to eliminate Jamnagar based businessman Ashfaq Khatri, a senior police official today said.

Those arrested included a woman member of Dawood’s brother Anis’ gang from whom a pistol and 4 live cartridges have also been recovered.

It has also been revealed that some of those nabbed had connection with Ravi Pujari and Chhota Rajan’s gang also.

A police official of the Rajkot crime branch said that one Rizwana was arrested from her residence in Jogeshwari area of Mumbai with a pistol and 4 live cartridges. Girlfriend of earlier nabbed ring leader of the 4 shooters Ramdas Rahane, Ashwin has also been nabbed. Others nabbed from Mumbai are identified as Satish, Vinod, Rahul and Sachin
Based on the information received from the four nabbed earlier, raids were conducted and these arrests were made. Those arrested have been brought to Rajkot.

‘The link of Yusuf Bhachka or YB, a member of Ravi Pujari gang currently in jail in connection with other crime and Salim Chiplur who lives in Pakistan and works for Anis Ibrahim and was in contact with the ladies nabbed, and one Ashish who brought weapons from Madhya Pradesh has also been established,’ the official said.

Earlier on February 26, a local court in Rajkot had allowed 12 days police remand of the four sharp-shooter of D-gang nabbed from a luxury bus there. The crime branch had lodged a case under section 307, 511 and 120 B of the IPC and 25 (1) of Arms Act and 135 (1) of the Gujarat Police Act against the four and their master-mind and brother of underworld don Dawood Ibrahim, Anis Ibrahim. The ring leader of the 4 sharp-shooters Ramdas alias Ramu Rahane (40, resident of Mumbai) is a notorious member of the crime racket run by Anis and was involved in various cases including that of an attack on noted film-maker Rajiv Rai known for films super-hit like ‘Mohra’, ‘Gupt’ and ‘Tridev’.The other three shooters were identified as Vineet Pundalik Jhalte (30, resident of Nasik) Anil R Dhilod (29, resident of Mumbai) and Sandeep D Shibang (28, resident of Mumbai). They are on police remand till March 10.

They were caught on the basis of a tip off from the private luxury bus coming from Maharashtra. Some plain clothed policemen in bullet-proof jacket were seated in the bus and kept a watch on them and a pistol and around half a dozen live cartridges, three knives and some fake number plates have been recovered from their possession. They had come here on a contract killing (Supari killing) mission of Jamnagar based businessman Ashfaq Khatri.

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