Dehradun, Aug. 15 -- Dehradun police have arrested western Uttar Pradesh's wanted gangster Raees, son of Naseem, following a midnight encounter in the Premnagar tea estate area during an intensive checking drive ahead of Independence Day. The incident happened after midnight late last night. Raees is a wanted cow smuggler and gangster from Saharanpur.

The police informed today that during checking near 'Daru Chowk' on the night of 12 and 13 August, two men on a black motorcycle without a number plate were signalled by the policemen on patrol to stop. However, instead of stopping as asked, the gangsters, instead, sped towards the tea estate. Alerted police teams pursued them after informing nearby stations through the control room. The su...