The Mira Road-based Kashimira unit of the Crime Branch recently arrested an accused involved in firing at a PWD engineer of the Mira-Bhayander Municipal Corporation (MBMC) on the evening of September 29.

The accused has been identified as Amit Sinha, a resident of Bhadohi in Uttar Pradesh, who was working for gangster DK Rao, said Crime Branch officials. The victim was Deepak Khambit, a PWD officer attached with the MBMC.