Minor Among Four Held For Shooting At Youths, Firearm Seized In Bhopal

Bhopal (Madhya Pradesh): In a breakthrough, Aishbag police on Friday arrested four persons involved in shooting at and injuring two youths at Bag Farhat Afza on December 28 last year.

The arrested accused including a minor were evading arrest for long.

A country-made firearm and two knives were seized from the possession of the accused, a police official said.

According to reports, Bhanpur residents Talib Khan (20) and his friend Nafees were going to meet someone at Sonia Colony on December 28 last year. They were at Bag Farhat Afza when one Aman, Arman Khan and their two aides attacked them.

Arman opened fire with a country-made pistol resulting in bullet injuries to Nafees in his left hand. The assailants then stabbed Talib and Nafees in their hands and other parts of the body. Multiple police teams were formed to trace and arrest the accused.

TI at Aishbag police station Jitendra Garhwal said following a tip-off on Friday, police team arrested the four accused.

They were identified as Aman Ali aka Bachha (23), Arbaz Khan aka Ikka (24), Arman Khan (25) and a minor who all residents of Bag Farhat Afza area.

Aman Ali has 12 cases under different sections registered against him at Aishbagh police station while Arman Khan has 10 cases against him for different offences, the TI added.