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Jaipur, Oct 30 (IANS) The newly formed Anti-Gangster Task Force (AGTF) and Gogamedi police in a joint operation arrested seven accused, including a sharpshooter from the gang of gangsters Rohit Godara and Virendra Charan. Three foreign pistols, 70 cartridges and five magazines were recovered from their possession.
A minor has also been detained. ASP Geeta Chaudhary said that information was received that Vikas alias Raju alias Pawan, a history-sheeter associated with the gang, is buying and selling weapons in preparation for a major crime.
Acting on this information, the police and AGTF team conducted a raid near Ramgarh village. Seeing the police, the suspects started running away, but they were surrounded and caught. The search for other gang members is ongoing.
To raise awareness, a parade of the arrested accused was taken out in Netrana village. The main accused Vikas is a history-sheeter of Gogamedi police station. More than a dozen serious cases including murder, extortion, robbery and Arms Act are registered against him.
The police team has arrested Vikas, resident of Ujjwalwas, Rajesh, resident of Sirsa, Rajuram, Partha Rathore and Rupendra, resident of Noida Chak Jaitpur Bikaner, Mukesh, resident of Purbasar police station Pallu and a minor.
Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Geeta Choudhary said that Constable Monu of Gogamedi police station received information that Vikas alias Raju alias Pawan alias shooter, resident of Ujjwalwas, is in contact with gangsters Rohit Godara, Virendra Charan and Mahendra Saharan and is planning a major criminal incident.
Taking immediate action on the information, the team of Gogamedi police station along with DST in-charge raided village Ramgarh.
Seeing the police, the suspects tried to run away, but the team was successful in surrounding and arresting seven accused. Those arrested include Vikas alias Raju alias Pawan alias Shooter (29) son of Nihal Singh, resident of Ujjalwas, Gogamedi, Rajesh (22) son of Dharampal, resident of Chaharwala, Nathusari Chowpata police station, Sirsa (Haryana), Rajuram (22) son of Kishanlal, resident of Noida Chak, Jaitpur, Mahajan police station, Bikaner, Rupendra (20) son of Pawan Kumar, resident of Ward No. 3, Jaitpur, Mahajan police station, Bikaner, Mukesh are included. (19), son of Hanuman Nayak, resident of Ward No. 6, Purbasar, Pallu police station, Hanumangarh and Partha (20), son of Bhagwan Singh Rajput, resident of Jaitpur, Mahajan police station, Bikaner.
A minor has also been detained.
Police said further investigation is underway to uncover the gang’s plans and links with organized crime networks.
–IANS
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