MP: Sohrabuddin Sheikh's brother, 5 others arrested with arms
Ratlam (MP), June 23: The Madhya Pradesh Police have arrested slain Gangster Sohrabuddin Sheikh's brother in the charge of usurping land. Reportedly, Riyazuddin along with five others were arrested with arms, including rifles and cartridges.
Police said that they all were arrested for allegedly trying to grab land by forging papers at a village in Ratlam district.
A complaint was filed by one Barkat Bhai and his sisters to Ratlam Superintendent of Police Avinash Sharma following which a team under Sub Divisional Magistrate (SDM) Neha Bharti was constituted and dispatched to Dharad village where the accused allegedly tried to grab the land, they said.
Riyazuddin
along
with
his
armed
associates
reached
the
village
yesterday
to
grab
the
land
on
the
basis
of
fake
will.
But
police
foiled
the
move
and
arrested
them,
City
Superintendent
of
Police
P
S
Ranawat
said.
Three
rifles,
a
pistol,
41
cartridges,
a
tractor
and
a
jeep
were
seized
from
their
possession,
he
said.
A
case
under
relevant
IPC
sections
and
Arms
Act
has
been
registered
against
them
and
further
probe
into
the
matter
is
on,
the
SP
added.
OneIndia News
(with inputs from PTI)