The robbers hijacked a car hired by K'taka MLA's son, which was parked near Hitech City
A notorious robber gang from Uttar Pradesh, which is having links with
local offenders, is suspected to be behind the shoot-out with the police
at Madhapur on Thursday night. Though no policeman was injured in the
attack, one robber was injured in retaliatory fire by the police and is
being treated while two others managed to flee. The gang is suspected to
have planned yet another robbery when one of the member was nabbed. A
sticker of a dog pasted on the vehicle made the police identify the
stolen vehicle used by the offenders and led to the nabbing of one of
the accused. Police said the gang fired at least four rounds from country-made weapons on the police who encircled them. The
shoot-out came close on the heels of Dr Naresh Reddy gunning down a
thief who broke into his house at Jubilee Hills a few days ago.
Around 9 pm on Thursday, a police team headed by a sub-inspector of the
Madhapur police, said to be Shiva, came across the gang of robbers.
``The gang arrived at Balaji Wines shop at the Kondapur junction in a
stolen Tata Indigo car and started threatening a person for money. On a
tip-off, we rushed to the spot. As we tried to arrest them, they fired
on us from country-made pistols,'' Madhapur police inspector K Srinath
Reddy said.
``The gang snatches four-wheelers at gun-point for use to commit
robberies in Madhapur and other areas in Cyberabad limits,'' an
investigating officer said. The gang stole the Tata Indigo from its
driver, T Yadagiri, at Shilparamama on Wednesday. The car, belonging to
Sekhar, was hired by the son of an MLA from Karnataka from Kohir in
Medak district. The MLA's son went to Hitec City to visit a software
company. As he went inside, Yadagiri parked the car on the roadside and
was resting when two armed assailants entered the car forcibly and
hijacked the car along with Yadagiri. They asked him to get off at
Dundigal.
With a series of car thefts, senior officials of Cyberabad police asked
the Madhapur zone police to form teams to track down the gangs.
Extensive searches were conducted at railway stations and parking lots,
and check points have been set up. The offenders in this case changed
the car registration number from AP 23G 9006 to AP 28AV 0239 and erased
some graphic paintings on the vehicle's body. When the police managed to
intercept the car and asked its occupants to surrender, they were fired
upon. The gang attacked two constables forcing the SI to open fire.
While S Ravi was injured, his two accomplices managed to escape. Police
fired two rounds, one into the air and the other on the offenders, it is
learnt. ``Ravi is still undergoing treatment at a private hospital and he is yet
to recover. We will interrogate him to know about the previous offences
committed by the gang. We suspect the gang to be from Uttar Pradesh and
involved in robberies at banks and ATMs, theft of four-wheelers in
Madhapaur limits,'' Srinath Reddy said.
Box 1: 9mm country-made pistol
The 9mm service pistol is a semi-automatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated, double-action weapon, chambered for the 9mm cartridge. One of its special features is it prevents accidental discharge by not allowing the hammer to strike the firing pin.
Box 2: Illegal weapons
July 2, 2010: Mirchowk police seized a country-made ‘tapancha', 10 live rounds and an empty cartridge from an ice cream vendor, Mohammed Nayeem from Uttar Pradesh near Etebar Chowk. Nayeem admitted that he procured the firearm through his acquaintances in UP.
December 14, 2010: Police arrested 31-year-old electrician Mohammed Mazahar while he was trying to dispose of a country-made revolver and five live rounds at Kachiguda. A resident of Edi Bazar in Bhavani Nagar, Mazahar confessed that he frequently visits his father-in-law's village in Agra where he came across people selling arms and live rounds at cheap rates.
November 4, 2010: Police apprehended Yaseen, Arshadullah, Lateef Khan and Imran Khan who were in illegal possession of country-made weapons of 8 mm caliber.
Box 1: 9mm country-made pistol
The 9mm service pistol is a semi-automatic, magazine-fed, recoil-operated, double-action weapon, chambered for the 9mm cartridge. One of its special features is it prevents accidental discharge by not allowing the hammer to strike the firing pin.
Box 2: Illegal weapons
July 2, 2010: Mirchowk police seized a country-made ‘tapancha', 10 live rounds and an empty cartridge from an ice cream vendor, Mohammed Nayeem from Uttar Pradesh near Etebar Chowk. Nayeem admitted that he procured the firearm through his acquaintances in UP.
December 14, 2010: Police arrested 31-year-old electrician Mohammed Mazahar while he was trying to dispose of a country-made revolver and five live rounds at Kachiguda. A resident of Edi Bazar in Bhavani Nagar, Mazahar confessed that he frequently visits his father-in-law's village in Agra where he came across people selling arms and live rounds at cheap rates.
November 4, 2010: Police apprehended Yaseen, Arshadullah, Lateef Khan and Imran Khan who were in illegal possession of country-made weapons of 8 mm caliber.
By Mouli Mareedu
moulimareedu@gmail.com
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