Accused in Mankhurd Police attack case arrested from Prayagraj in UP
NAVI MUMBAI, Feb. 14 -- In a significant development in the Mankhurd Police attack case, an absconding accused wanted by Navi Mumbai Police has been arrested in Uttar Pradesh following coordinated inter-state action.
According to the police, the accused Mohd. Suhail was apprehended by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) from Mauaima town in the Prayagraj Police Commissionerate area on February 12. He was wanted in connection with a case registered at the Ulwe Police Station, stemming from a violent incident in Mankhurd where a police team was allegedly attacked during an operation linked to illegal arms and narcotics trafficking.
Police said the Mankhurd team had received a tip-off that Ismail Sheikh and Shahid Khan, wanted in an NDPS case, were staying at a hotel in Ulwe. Acting on the information, the team set up a trap on January 31 at midnight at Shagun Chowk, but allegedly failed to inform the Navi Mumbai police before launching the operation.
When the police attempted to apprehend the accused, their associates allegedly gathered at the spot and attacked the team using hockey sticks, swords, choppers and a country-made firearm.
Suhail allegedly fled Maharashtra soon after the incident and went into hiding in Uttar Pradesh. Acting on a request from Navi Mumbai Police and specific intelligence inputs, the UP STF team led by inspector Hemant Bhushan Singh tracked him down and arrested him with the help of a local informer....
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