Criminal, aide nabbed in Ghaziabad

Loni police today nabbed a notorious criminal of 'Khadkhadi' gang carrying a reward of Rs 5,000 on his head, and his aide after a brief encounter, police said.
District Police Chief Dharmendra Singh said that police was getting regular inputs that after arrest of Harendra of Khadkhadi village, the gang was under command of his cousin brother Sanjeev.
Acting on a tip-off, the Loni police team apprehended Sanjeev and his aide Pawan from Seelampur Metro railway station today.
"One 9 mm pistol and its 8 cartridges, another revolver with 5 cartridges, 4 country made pistols of .315 calibre with 8 cartridges, Rs 85,000 stolen cash and a walkie-talkie set was recovered from their possession.

"12 cases of loot, dacoity, murder and extortion have been registered against Sanjeev at police stations of Loni, Tronica City, Loni Border and Sihani Gate," Singh said.
The police team is interrogating the duo to check their complicity in several other criminal cases, the officer said.