NOIDA: A person sought after in 18 legal circumstances and five of his buddies have been arrested in Greater Noida after a gunfight with the Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh police, officials mentioned Wednesday. The gang, which extorted cash from several corporations and purchased paintings contracts by means of pressurising them, was held on Tuesday evening, officials mentioned.
The group's leader, Pawan Nagar, was carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 and had 18 legal circumstances registered against him at a police station in Greater Noida, a senior respectable of Noida STF mentioned.
"Following a tip-off on the gang's movement in Ecotech 3 area, a Noida STF team reached the spot, where an encounter ensued between the two sides. Six gang members, including Nagar, were arrested," deputy superintendent of police, STF, Rajkumar Mishra mentioned.
Those held have been identified as Pawan Nagar and his aides Jeetendra Singh, Jagat Singh Nagar, Vinod Singh, Chandan Kumar Sharma and Kamal, he mentioned.
Four firearms along with ammunition, 30 gm brown sugar and two SUVs -- a bullet-proof Scorpio and a Fortuner -- have been seized from their possession, he mentioned.
Nagar has been charged underneath Indian Penal Code sections 307 (attempt to murder) and underneath the Arms Act, Mishra mentioned.
His aides have been charged underneath the Arms Act and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, he added.
According to an respectable, the brown sugar seized could be worth around Rs 5 lakh.
The group's leader, Pawan Nagar, was carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 and had 18 legal circumstances registered against him at a police station in Greater Noida, a senior respectable of Noida STF mentioned.
"Following a tip-off on the gang's movement in Ecotech 3 area, a Noida STF team reached the spot, where an encounter ensued between the two sides. Six gang members, including Nagar, were arrested," deputy superintendent of police, STF, Rajkumar Mishra mentioned.
Those held have been identified as Pawan Nagar and his aides Jeetendra Singh, Jagat Singh Nagar, Vinod Singh, Chandan Kumar Sharma and Kamal, he mentioned.
Four firearms along with ammunition, 30 gm brown sugar and two SUVs -- a bullet-proof Scorpio and a Fortuner -- have been seized from their possession, he mentioned.
Nagar has been charged underneath Indian Penal Code sections 307 (attempt to murder) and underneath the Arms Act, Mishra mentioned.
His aides have been charged underneath the Arms Act and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, he added.
According to an respectable, the brown sugar seized could be worth around Rs 5 lakh.
6 members of extortion gang held in Gr Noida
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