Naigaon police seize 16 live cartridges from two suspects near Vasai; third suspect with gun escapes. Accused linked to criminal activities in Bhiwandi.
According to the police, the complainant Vicky and accused Akash are criminals on record and the incident was the outcome of a land dispute between them
Deputy superintendent of police (investigation) Rajesh Kumar said on Saturday that the accused was caught with an illicit weapon from the Bhatti Road locality when he was going to carry out an attack on the businessman, who had not responded to the extortion call.
A VB spokesperson said the bureau has secured a 5-day police remand of Balvir to recover his weapon as well as to identify and ascertain the involvement of more persons