Bengaluru Man Held With Weapons For Plotting Attack On Rival Group
CCB police arrest 32-year-old Salman alias Gale Bin Akbar over an alleged plan to attack a rival group to settle an old enmity
The CCB's Organised Crime Wing (East) police have arrested a 32-year-old man for allegedly possessing deadly weapons and plotting an attack on members of a rival group to settle an old enmity in Bengaluru.
The arrested person, identified as Salman alias Gale Bin Akbar, had earlier been involved in attempt-to-murder and narcotics supply cases, police said.
According to the police, Salman had a long-standing rivalry with a rowdy-sheeter attached to the DJ Halli police station. He had allegedly planned to attack members of the rival group after illegally procuring deadly weapons.
Acting on specific information on Tuesday, a team of the CCB's Organised Crime Wing (East) raided the premises and apprehended Salman along with the weapons in his possession.
He was later handed over to the DJ Halli police along with a report for further legal action.
The operation was carried out under the supervision of the DCP (Crime-1) and the guidance of the Additional Commissioner of Police (Crimes), Bengaluru City, the police said.