Vadodara: A special GCTOC (Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organized Crime Act) court remanded notorious criminal Aslam Sheikh alias Aslam Bodiyo to police custody for 15 days on Tuesday. Aslam was arrested by the crime branch on Monday with his accomplice Shoaib Ali Saiyad from Chhota Udepur on the basis of a tip-off.
The cops said that their focus is on questioning Aslam regarding the properties he owns and his modus operandi for extorting money from the traders. “We have begun gathering details of his entire gang and how he started it. The investigators are trying to track down the properties owned by Aslam in partnership with others,” said Jaydeepsinh Jadeja, DCP (crime).
The police on Tuesday informed the court that during the search at Aslam’s house they found several sale deeds, power of attorneys, bill of sale of several properties and bank documents. “There are allegations that he made money by confiscating people’s properties so he will be interrogated about where he invested the money and through whom,” the court was told.
Special public prosecutor for GCTOC cases Raghuveer Pandya also argued that police have acted sternly against Aslam’s Bichhu gang, yet they continued their criminal activities. “It is quite possible that somebody was giving legal advice to him so police will find out who was advising him,” Pandya added.
The cops said that apart from the 26 members of Bicchu gang, who have been booked under the GCTOC, there are others who too supported them. Aslam is accused in over 62 criminal cases including that of extortion, murder, rioting and assault.
Sources in the police department said that after he was booked under the GCTOC, Aslam had offered to surrender as he was scared. Cops said that despite several warnings, Aslam had refused to stop his criminal activities.