Aurangabad: The crime branch on Wednesday arrested two hardened criminals, who were externed by the police for two years, from different areas of the city on Thursday.Violating the externment orders, the duo was found moving in different parts of the city. Accordingly, the crime branch sleuths swung into action and arrested them.“Crime branch assistant police inspector Ajabsingh Jarwal was patrolling in the city when he got the information that a person was moving in Gulabwadi area under the Begumpura police with a sharp-edged weapon,” a police officer said.A team rushed to the spot and found the suspect — identified as Shaikh Shahrukh alias Shareq Saleem (27), a resident of Town Hall Qaziwada — standing at Gulabwadi Chowk with a scythe.“The man had several offences registered against him at different police stations. As a precautionary measure the police had externed him recently for two years from the city. He has been handed over to the Begumpura police for further action,” he added.In another case, the police team nabbed 41-year-old Raufkhan Wahabkhan, a resident of Renukamata mandir area in Satara, while he was moving around in the Central bus stand area.Police that that he was also externed a couple of years ago on various criminal charges.“He too was externed from the city for two years, but he came back without permission. Khan has been handed over to the Kranti Chowk police for appropriate action,” Rameshwar Thorat, the assistant commissioner of police (crime), said.

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