Four highway robbers held in Mumbra for ambushing trucks

Thane | Tuesday | 13th November, 2018

Summary:

The arrested gang members were produced in a magistrate’s court on Monday and remanded in police custody till November 15. THANE: Four highway robbers have been arrested for beating up two truck drivers and trying to loot their goods carriers on the Mumbra bypass during the early hours of Sunday. The cops nabbed four robbers—Jafar Shiraz (22), Saud Shaikh (27), Mohammed Khan (27) and Aslam Sarraba—and seized their weapons. When he started screaming, the gang threatened him, saying they would kill him if he continued to shout, a police officer said. The police are investigating if the gang has a history of highway robbery and if it has more members.The police said Jafar and Aslam are history sheeters and were earlier arrested for similar crimes..