Two wanted for murder in Thane caught from Surat

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SURAT: Two persons, who are allegedly involved in a murder of ‘matka king’ Jignesh Thakkar in Kalyan city of Maharashtra’s Thane district on July 31, were arrested from a city hotel on Saturday.
Crime branch sleuths nabbed Dipak Ramchandani, a resident of Thane and Dhanraj Shah, a resident of Kalyan, from a hotel near Surat railway station following specific information about their location.
“Their role is not known to us at present but we have handed them over to Thane police,” said a senior crime branch official.
Thakkar was shot dead by four persons outside his office in the limits of Mahatma Phule Chowk police station. Police had booked gangster Dharmesh alias Nannu Shah, his associate Jaipal alias Japan and two unknown persons. Nannu has several cases registered against him and he was earlier associated with underworld don Chhota Rajan
The two arrested accused from the city are suspected to be working for Nannu.
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