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The arrest was made near Baghol bridge canal.Besides, Sharkargarh police arrested wanted criminal Anshuman, a resident of Beraui village near Kapari turn. ALLAHABAD: Handia police on Thursday claimed to have busted an inter-state gang of robbers involved in loots on highways by arresting three of its members after a brief encounter on Allahabad-Varanasi highway.The arrested persons have been identified as Mohd Saleem, Tappu Bharatiya and Mahesh Kumar Bharatiya, all residents of Aswa Daudpur. "He added that the robbers opened fire on the police when asked to surrender.Meanwhile, Khiri police arrested two persons - Hiralal alias Hariram and Ram Babu Jaiswal - both residents of Chakghat , and seized 366 bottles of illegal liquor from their possession which they brought from Madhya Pradesh . The police have also seized one 0.303 and two 0.12 bore country-made pistols along with live cartridges from their possession.Inspector Handia A K Singh said, "All the arrested persons are criminals wanted by police of several districts and have executed over a dozen loots on highways in the past two years..