18 charge sheets filed against slain gangster: T'gana police

Telangana police probing the cases pertaining to slain Naxal-turned-gangster Mohammed Nayeemuddin, today said they have registered 197 cases against him and his gang members, and filed charge sheets in 18 of them.

"So far, 197 cases were registered against Nayeem and his gang members in Telangana state. During the investigation of cases against Nayeem gang, the Special Investigation Team (SIT) officers arrested 125 accused, took 107 accused into police custody and interrogated them," a release from DGP office said.

"The SIT examined 878 witnesses in different cases and filed charge sheets in 18 cases," it said.

As many as 14 gangsters of Nayeem involved in several cases were detained under the stringent Preventive Detention Act, the release said.

"Within a short period, the police have collected details of several cases, in which the gang was involved, and secured material evidence. The investigation by SIT is progressing at a fast pace in impartial manner to finalise the cases at an early stage," the police release said.

Nayeemuddin alias Nayeem alias Balanna (45), wanted in a number of cases, including the murder of an IPS officer, was killed in an exchange of fire with police in Shadnagar town in Mahabubnagar district on August 8 last year.

Nayeem had formed a criminal gang and allegedly indulged in land grabbings, extortion, kidnappings, etc, many of which were not reported to police due to fear of reprisal, police said.

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