Crime branch tightens noose around gangster Lalu Jalim

Surat: The Surat crime branch sleuths is close to nabbing noted criminal Amit Rajput alias Lalu Jalim wanted in a case registered under Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act (GujCTOC) against him. Rajput has been evading arrest since December 2020.
Rajput has been traced to Varanasi in Uttar Pradesh (UP) and he is likely to be nabbed soon, sources in police said.
According to police, Rajput operates gang that is known by his nickname for the past few years. Total 94 offences have been registered against Rajput. His gang members are involved in murder, extortion, threatening, assault and others.
The offence under GujCTOC was registered against Rajput by the detection of crime branch (DCB) on December 30, 2020. Rajput had escaped to his native place in UP few days before the offence was registered.
At the time of registering the offence police had arrested Shivam Rajput, Nilesh Avchite and Jagdish Kantariya while eight others are yet to get arrested. Other accused in the case are Dipak Jayswal, Shailendra Sharma, Jagdish Kanthariya, Aashish Pande, Nikunj Chauhan, Ravi alias Dhanu Shinde, Nayan Barot and Avnesh Rajput.
ATS nabs Surat GujCTOC accused
Gujarat Anti-terrorism squad (ATS) arrested Kalik Kumar alias Popin alias Dhanraj alias Jatau alias Kapil Vakil, an accused in an offence registered under Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime Act (GujCTOC) from Muzaffarpur in Uttar Pradesh. The case against the accused was filed by detection of crime branch (DCB) of Surat police. Police investigation revealed that Kapil is a member of Vipul Gajipara and Altaf Patel gang and the offence was registered against the gang in January.