Three-member interstate robbery gang held in Sangareddy; fake pistol seized

Sangareddy: Sangareddy police nabbed an inters-state gang that allegedly looted commuters on NH-65 at gunpoint, and was also allegedly involved in multiple such cases in Sangareddy, Maharashtra and Karnataka.

While the three-member gang was moving suspiciously at Madgi Junction under Chiragpally police station limits, the Sangareddy police nabbed its members on Thursday night. They were identified as Hasan Sameer Sheik (32), Santosh Shegar Dagahd (35), Noushad (24), all residents of Maharashtra.

The trio had formed a gang with Rafique Shamsuddin Sheik (28), who is absconding. They were involved in three robbery cases along the NH-65 in Sangareddy district in October.

The accused looted a family travelling to Hyderabad on October 17 and two other families on October 25 under different police station limits. The police seized a fake pistol, a motorcycle, two knives and other incriminating material from their possession. The accused, who were produced before a court, were sent to remand.