Thane cops help UP nab dacoit

THANE: Thane crime branch arrested an alleged dacoit, wanted by UP police and carrying a bounty of Rs 50,000 for two years.
Abdul Shaikh (32), from Nizamabad (Azamgarh district), and his accomplice were involved in a dacoity and robbed Rs 12 lakh from a businessman riding a bike.
The accused came in a car and intercepted him.
A case was registered at Phulpur police station for dacoity and grievous assault.Later, as he was untraceable.
The Uttar Pradesh police’s special task force was searching for him and during their probe to nab the absconding accused, they got the tipoff that the accused was somewhere in Thane sought the help of the Thane city police.
A team of UP STF was dispatched to Thane and was camping in the city.
The sleuths of crime branch unit-1, led by assistant inspector Praful Jadhav got a tip-off that the accused was to come somewhere near the Thane railway station laid a trap for him.