THANE: An armourer in the Quick Response Team (QRT) of the Mumbai police was arrested for alleged involvement in a firing incident in Padgha in Thane’s Bhiwandi area in which two persons were injured, a senior police official said on Sunday.
Motorcycle-borne cousins Aziz Sayyed and Firoze Sheikh were shot at and injured near Mainde village on October 13 by a masked man who fled from the scene after the incident.
“Mumbai Police QRT armourer Suraj Devram Dokare was arrested from near Kolhar bus depot in Ahmednagar district. Dokare has been handed over to Padgha police for further action. The case is being investigated from all angles,” Shirdi Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sandeep Mitke said. Dokare has been charged with attempt to murder and other offences under the Indian Penal Code and Arms Act, he said.
Motorcycle-borne cousins Aziz Sayyed and Firoze Sheikh were shot at and injured near Mainde village on October 13 by a masked man who fled from the scene after the incident.
“Mumbai Police QRT armourer Suraj Devram Dokare was arrested from near Kolhar bus depot in Ahmednagar district. Dokare has been handed over to Padgha police for further action. The case is being investigated from all angles,” Shirdi Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Sandeep Mitke said. Dokare has been charged with attempt to murder and other offences under the Indian Penal Code and Arms Act, he said.
