Five persons, including three sharp shooters from Uttar Pradesh, were arrested after police thwarted their attempt to abduct a petrol pump owner.
The accused identified as -- Amit, Bhushan Jat, Sonu Jat, Anil Patidar and Yogesh Hinotia -- were nabbed from Bijasan Tekri area under Aerodrome police station limits on a tip off, city Superintendent of Police (West), D K Charovarthy told reporters.
Patidar had hired sharp shooters Amit, Bhushan and Sonu, all hailing from Ghaziabad in UP, to kidnap a petrol pump owner from Dhamnod area in adjoining Dhar. He wanted to extort Rs 10 crore as ransom for his release, he said.
He said the three shooters were members of the gang of underworld don Jatan Sirohi, who operated in UP, Delhi and Haryana. Sirohi was killed in an encounter in 2008.
A pistol, two-country made firearm, 14 bullets and a hide of panther have been seized from their possession.
Search for one more accused - shooter Shobit Deshwal, who fled from the spot, is on, the SP said.
