Wanted criminal from Maharashtra held in Surat

SURAT: Wanted history sheeter involved in two cases filed under Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act as well as a dacoity in Dhule of Maharashtra was caught from city’s Limbayat area by Special Operation Group (SOG). Accused Akbar Ali alias Jalela Fakir has been arrested in 13 criminal cases in the past including loot, assault, theft, extortion and arms Act cases. Fakir was evading arrest by hiding in the city and during the drive to nab absconders, SOG sleuths nabbed him. Accused was earlier located in Madhi of Surat district but he escaped when Dhule police went to catch him there.
Meanwhile, based on specific leads the police nabbed Fakir who looted a retired woman school teacher at knifepoint with three of his accomplices on Arpil 20 during the month of Ramzan in Chalisgaon police station limits of Dhule. Since then, he was on the run and was hiding at a relative’s place in Madhi.
The accused is wanted in illegal trade of addictive syrups for which he was booked in two separate cases in Dhule police station under NDPS Act. Investigation by Dhule police revealed that Fakir sourced the addictive syrup from Surat.
“The accused is a habitual offender and a hardcore criminal. He was alert and had escaped at the last moment before police reached. But this time we did not give him any chance,” said a police officer.