Mumbai: Two wanted accused held from UP

Investigation into a chain snatching case lodged at Nalasopara led to MBVV police to Moradabad

The Maharashtra police have arrested two people from Uttar Pradesh wanted in connection with cases of theft, drug peddling and attempt to murder, among other crimes, a police officer said on Sunday.

A team from the Mira Bhayander Vasai Virar (MBVV) police apprehended Ashish Kumar alias Badhoria Rajkumar Bhatu, 38 and Amit Kumar Pradeep Kumar, 36, from Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh on Friday, an officer said. The duo were involved in chain snatching, drug peddling, attempt to murder, rape and offences under the Arms Act in different parts of the country, senior inspector Pramod Badakh said.

The police received a tip-off about the whereabouts of the wanted men while probing into a case of chain snatching registered at Nalasopara police station in Palghar, he said. The suspects had allegedly snatched a woman's chain and fled on a motorcycle. The police have seized the two-wheeler used in the crime, the officer said.

The duo were involved in five crimes in the limits of Nalasopara, Arnala Sagri, Boisar of the MBVV police, Vartak Nagar-Thane city, and Civil Line-Moradabad in Uttar Pradesh, he said. Investigations have revealed that the accused have allegedly committed crimes in Uttar Pradesh, Haryana, Punjab and Uttarakhand, the police officer said.

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