Police today claimed to have busted a gang of dacoits with the arrest of its nine active members.
Maqsood Ahmed, Farman, Rahees, Farman, Hashmeen, Arif, Yusuf, Naseem and Shahjad, all residents of Ghaziabad, and members of Waseem-Arif gang were arrested yesterday.
Police claimed that with their arrest, the sensational dacaoity-cum-murder case of Khazuri Khas area and another case of attempt to murder and dacoity of Rs 12 lakhs of Kothwali in Ghaziabad have been solved.
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Two bikes and a stolen car were recovered from their possession.
"We got information that the some accused were yesterday coming towards Khazoori Pusta Road near Delhi-UP Road. Police laid a trap and arrested all accused," a police officer said.
Officer also said that they were wanted in several cases, adding that police is interrogating them about hideouts of their accomplices.
