Duo who shot at woman in Yakutpura nabbed

Vadodara: The crime branch sleuths on Thursday arrested two assailants who had allegedly fired on a former Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) worker in Yakutpura area.
One of the accused duo, Moin Sheikh, is the brother-in-law of the victim, Ameena Sheikh, who was shot at in broad daylight at her home. Sheikh, who suffered bullet injuries on her chest, is under treatment and in stable condition.
Police said that property dispute and personal enmity between Sheikh’s husband Naeem and Moin led to the murderous attack.
“We received information that the accused had fled to Ahmedabad after committing the crime. Our team tracked down Moin on Wednesday and nabbed him late in the night. He then led us to another accused Amjad Dewan,” said Jaydeepsinh Jadeja, DCP (crime).
According to the police, Moin (49) and Naeem (34) had been involved in an ancestral property dispute for many years. The duo had even filed cases against each other in the past. “Moin felt that Naeem and Ameena were not giving him his due. Also, Moin was very angry with Ameena as she had misbehaved with his mother. The accused was waiting for an opportune moment to take revenge and he chose Ameena as his target,” Jadeja told TOI.
On Tuesday, Moin asked Amjad to accompany him to the Yakutpura area. While Amjad drove the two-wheeler, Moin was riding pillion. “When they reached Ameena’s home, Moin asked Amjad to call Ameena under the pretext of giving a marriage invitation card. When she came out, Moin opened fire at her with his pistol. He tried to fire a second round but the pistol got jammed following which the duo fled from the spot,” Jadeja added.
The cops began investigations on the basis of the CCTV footage that showed two masked men approaching Ameena at her residence. Moin had wrapped dupatta around his face to appear as a woman. The police had picked up six suspects hours within the firing incident. Investigators are now trying to ascertain how Moin got the pistol.