Hyderabad: Dacoits who robbed medical shop worker held

HYDERABAD: Five days after they attacked a medical shop worker and robbed Rs 3.3 lakh, five members of a gang were arrested at Putlibowli on Wednesday by task force sleuths of the east zone. Cops recovered Rs 2.6 lakh cash, knives and a screwdriver from the offenders.
The gang members trailed Pasha, who works at a pharmacy shop in Koti, carrying a bag of cash for 10 days before deciding to rob him on July 4.Accordingly, at around 9.05 pm, when Pasha was heading home, two members of the gang attacked him near Putlibowli with a screwdriver and robbed the bag containing Rs 3.3 lakh. Pasha who sustained stab injuries was shifted to the hospital.

Police said the kingpin, Syed Farooq Pasha (26) of Talabkatta hatched the plan with his friend Syed Fayaz Imran (25) of Purani Haveli. Soon, they formed a gang along with Amer Khan (24) of Shalibanda, Mohammed Waseem (25) of Kalapather and Syed Abdul Khader Hussain (21) of Moghalpura. Another associate Sameer from Nampally is still at large. Four of the five arrested members were previously involved in similar offences, said police.