Gangster held with 2 pistols, 10 cartridge

Surat: The city crime branch on Sunday arrested gangster Shiva Mahalingam and two of his aides with two pistols and 10 live cartridges. Shiva and his aide Firoz were planning to murder three persons after procuring the guns from the third accused identified as Sharukh.

JCP (crime) Raghavendra Vatsa said, “Our team got a tip-off that a person named Shahrukh alias Sohaib Shaikh was delivering pistols near Shashtrinagar.

We nabbed him with two pistols and 10 cartridges along with Shiva and Firoz had come to buy the guns. They were planning to kill three persons, including Ratlam cafe owner Mudassar Khan and two others Babu Mujahid and Musqin. We are investigating who supplied the weapons to Shahrukh.”

Shiva Mahalingam alias Aftab Pillai is wanted in 21 serious crime cases. He and Firoz alias Langado Shaikh were allegedly involved in the robbery at the farmhouse of a reputed industrialist in Ahmedabad in 2012.

Police added that the trio were also wanted in the recent loot of 107 kg silver worth Rs 70 lakh on the Rajkot-Ahmedabad highway near Surendranagar. TNN

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