Thane: Firearms seized, 19-year-old Aurangabad man arrested in Mumbra

Police in Thanersquos Mumbra seized two countrymade pistols a revolver and three live cartridges from the possession of a 19yearold man on TuesdayThe accused has been identified as Rakesh Mehta who hails from Aurangabad and was currently living in Sonarpada area of Dombivli in the district newswire PTI reported quoting an official Mehta was searched by a police team on Sunday night near the Mumbra railway stationPolice are probing from where he procured the arms and the purpose behind the acquisition he said The accused was booked under relevant provisions of the Arms Act and Maharashtra Police ActLast week Mumbai policersquos AntiTerrorism Squad ATS conducted a raid on a guest house in Borivli East on Sunday leading to the discovery of weapons and the arrest of six men who were allegedly planning heists in MumbaiAccording to ATS sources officers in Juhu received a tipoff regarding a group of men staying at the Ellora Guest House for the past two days and planning criminal activities Officers believed that the men were armed and dangerousOn Sunday morning the ATS raided the guest house resulting in the arrest of the individuals The accused were residing in two different rooms at the Ellora Guest House located at MG Road Borivli EastldquoDuring a search of their rooms we discovered three pistols one foreignmade one Indianmade and one desi katta four magazines 29 live bullets and knives Additionally an SUV with a Delhi licence plate was found parked at the guest houserdquo said an officer from ATSThe arrested men include Shahadat Hussain alias Kallu Rehmat Hussain residing in the Jama Masjid area in Delhi He has previously served time for murder in Uttar Pradesh Accused Aslam Sbabbir Ali Khan from Ghaziabad was previously arrested in a murder case and has chainsnatching cases registered against him Accused Nadeem Yunus Ansari from the Jama Masjid area in Delhi was previously involved in a dacoity and arrested by Delhi police Accused Rizwan Abdul Lateef from Bareilly Uttar Pradesh is a known robber with prior cases against him Accused Naushad Anwar from Uttar Pradesh came to Mumbai for reconnaissance as he is familiar with the city Accused Adil Khan from Ghaziabad Uttar Pradesh brought the SUVldquoWe believe that the six men gathered to plan a heist or dacoity in Mumbai and were specifically targeting jewellery shops The six were handed over to the Kasturba Marg police for further investigationrdquo the ATS officer addedldquoThe six were arrested under various sections of the Indian Penal Code including Section 499 preparation of dacoity and the Arms Act They will be produced before the court on Mondayrdquo said Deputy Commissioner of Police Zone XII Smita PatilldquoThe arrested accused are residents of Delhi and Uttar Pradesh Further investigation has revealed that some of them have serious criminal cases registered against them The concerned police station has obtained information on their criminal recordsrdquo Patil added With inputs from agencies