Fugitive gangster aide nabbed in Mangaluru after 9 years
Mangaluru, March 17 (PTI): A close associate of underworld operator Kali Yogish, was arrested on Monday by the city police, after being on the run for nearly nine years.
Abdul Aseer was caught with 53 grams of MDMA, valued at Rs 5 lakh, during a police operation in the Nanthoor area of Mangaluru, police said.
Acting on a tip-off, the police apprehended Aseer while he was allegedly engaged in selling narcotics after arriving from Kasaragod.
According to police, Aseer, a resident of Kasaragod district in Kerala, has a history of criminal activities and was previously involved in a shootout at Rajdhani Jewellers in Puttur. Though granted bail, he later absconded and remained underground.
The arrest was carried out under the direction of Mangaluru Police Commissioner Anupam Agrawal, along with senior police officials.
Further investigations are underway to identify and dismantle the larger network associated with the accused.
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Sex racket busted in Navi Mumbai; two girls rescued, one man arrested
Thane (PTI): Two minor girls were rescued after a prostitution racket was busted in Navi Mumbai, a police official said on Monday.
On a tip off about one Harish running a flesh trade racket, the Navi Mumbai Crime Branch started a probe on February 20, the official said.
"A decoy customer was sent to verify the information, following which a trap was laid in front of a hotel in Sector 11. The Anti Human Trafficking Cell nabbed Harish Vikas Chhari, a resident of Koparkhairane, while his associate Raj Singh is on the run. Two minor girls were rescued," the CBD Belapur police station official said.
A case has been registered under Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, Immoral Traffic (Prevention) Act, and Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, the official added.
