STF nabs criminal wanted by Daman & Diu police

Prayagraj: In a major breakthrough, sleuths of the special task force (Prayagraj unit) on Wednesday arrested a wanted criminal identified as Shamshad alias Sameer, a resident of village Sonahi in Pratapgarh district near railway station road, Civil Lines who had allegedly executed a double murder in Daman & Diu in 2018.
He was also carrying a Rs 50,000 cash reward on his head. The police have also seized a mobile phone and Rs 560 cash from his possession.
The accused was wanted by police in connection with the case registered under sections 341,302, 120 B and 34 of IPC and sections 25 and 27 of the arms act with the Nani Daman police station of Daman & Diu.
A senior STF official told TOI that the accused was wanted by Daman & Diu police in connection with a double murder where he had allegedly killed two persons in a gang war in Daman & Diu on April 1, 2018, and escaped.
The arrest of the criminal was made near railway station road when he was planning to escape from the city. Police said the accused and his accomplices had killed Ajay Patel and his friend in the Dabhel area of Daman & Diu on April 1, 2018, and escaped from there and was on the run since then, before he was held.