IN PHOTOS: Five held for suspected assassination plot produced before court

Updated On: 07 April, 2025 05:58 PM IST | Asif Ali Sayed

The Anti-Extortion Cell (AEC) of the Mumbai Police who had arrested five individuals in Andheri in connection with an alleged assassination plot were on Monday produced before a Mumbai court. Pics/Shadab Khan

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The arrested accused were produced before Esplanade Court in south Mumbai

<p>According to the FIR registered by the AEC, the accused are linked to a notorious gangster`s network and were reportedly involved in a plan to assassinate an important figure in the city</p>

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According to the FIR registered by the AEC, the accused are linked to a notorious gangster`s network and were reportedly involved in a plan to assassinate an important figure in the city

<p>The FIR states that in mid-February, intelligence indicated that, on the instruction of a notorious gangster, members of his gang had been mobilised in Mumbai</p>

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The FIR states that in mid-February, intelligence indicated that, on the instruction of a notorious gangster, members of his gang had been mobilised in Mumbai

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Following two major incidents of firing and murder in the city, officials took the threat seriously and began an investigation

<p>Further information received on March 28 pointed to the gang’s presence near the Platinum Hotel in Andheri, where they were reportedly preparing to carry out their plan</p>

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Further information received on March 28 pointed to the gang’s presence near the Platinum Hotel in Andheri, where they were reportedly preparing to carry out their plan

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