Wanted criminal arrested by STF | Prayagraj News
Prayagraj: Sleuths of the Special Task Force (Prayagraj unit) on Sunday claimed to have arrested a wanted gangster identified as Arshad alias Ashad, a resident of Mubarkpur (Nawabganj), and seized one mobile and Rs 1,950 cash from his possession. Wanted under the Gangster Act, Arshad was also carrying a Rs 50,000 cash reward on his head. A joint team of Maheshganj (Pratapgarh) police and STF (Prayagraj unit), acting upon a specific tip-off, arrested the wanted criminal near Annawa village road while he was planning to escape from town. Police said that the arrested criminal was involved in cattle smuggling cases. Arshad confessed to the police that he was running cattle smuggling gang and two of his key accomplices, including Ranjeet Kumar Yadav and Hari Shankar Bind, were also involved in cattle smuggling for the past three years.Police said that Ashraf was arrested by Prayagraj police in 2020 and sent behind bars in connection with a case registered with Soraon police station. After being bailed out, he again joined the cattle smuggling racket. As many as six criminal cases were registered against him in different police stations of the state. tnn
