<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/thane-five-held-for-robbing-man-of-rs-30000-at-knifepoint-on-samruddhi-expressway-23658590" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">Thane Rural Police</a> have arrested alleged gangster Digvijay alias Digya Pisal and three of his associates, including a minor, in a crackdown on absconding criminals, an official said on Thursday.</p>
<p>Additional Superintendent of Police Anmol Mittal said the district police had launched a special drive to trace and arrest wanted criminals.</p>
<h2>Police receive tip-off about D gang leader</h2>
<p>Acting on a tip-off received on Wednesday, a Crime Branch team learnt that Pisal, the alleged leader of the infamous 'D gang', was present in the Sai Valivali area of Ambernath, the official said.</p>
<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/thane-man-arrested-for-allegedly-murdering-farmer-over-affair-with-victims-wife-23641040" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">The police team</a> rushed to the location to apprehend him. However, Pisal and his three associates allegedly fled in an SUV towards Jambhul village.</p>
<h2>Accused abandon SUV in forest</h2>
<p>During the chase, the accused abandoned the SUV in an open forest area and attempted to escape on foot, according to the police.</p>
<p>The Crime Branch team pursued the group and apprehended Sahil Datta Jadhav (19) and Rituraj Santosh Rathod (19), both residents of Badlapur, along with the minor.</p>
<p>Pisal managed to evade the police at the time and fled from the spot, the official said.</p>
<h2>Pisal arrested in Mumbai&rsquo;s Dahisar area</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/mumbai-thane-police-arrest-37-year-old-for-robbery-search-for-two-accomplices-23655133" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">The police </a>subsequently traced Pisal to Mumbai&rsquo;s Dahisar area and arrested him, Mittal said.</p>
<p>The arrest followed the police operation in Ambernath and the subsequent pursuit towards Jambhul village.</p>
<p>The police have not provided further details about the alleged criminal activities of the gang in the supplied report.</p>
<h2>Firearms, ammunition recovered during operation</h2>
<p>During the operation, police recovered two country-made pistols and seven live cartridges from the abandoned SUV.</p>
<p>Another firearm was recovered from Pisal following his arrest in Dahisar, the official said.</p>
<p>The recovered weapons and ammunition have been seized as part of the investigation.</p>
<h2>Case registered under Arms Act</h2>
<p><a href="https://www.mid-day.com/mumbai/mumbai-crime-news/article/dead-body-found-in-thane-man-found-dead-at-creek-in-maharashtras-thane-police-launch-probe-23648018" target="_blank" rel="none noopener">A case</a> has been registered against the accused under the Arms Act at Kulgaon Police Station, the official said.</p>
<p>The arrests were made as part of the district police&rsquo;s special drive to apprehend absconding criminals.</p>
<p data-pm-slice="1 1 []">Further investigation is underway to establish the circumstances surrounding the alleged possession of firearms and the role of the arrested persons.</p>
<p><strong>(With inputs from PTI)</strong></p>

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Acting on a tip-off received on Wednesday, a Crime Branch team learnt that Pisal, the alleged leader of the infamous 'D gang', was present in the Sai Valivali area of Ambernath, the official said

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