The Samta Nagar Police nabbed three men belonging to a gang of five dacoits who came to Mumbai about a week ago from Uttar Pradesh for robbery. The police officers have recovered two country made pistols and 20 live cartridges with gold jewellery worth around Rs 12 lakh from their possessions.

The accused were identified as Ramshankar alias Pappu Bhagat (27), Wahajuddin Ansari (38) and Rizwan Qureshi (34). Two members of the gang, one of them was identified as Naushad Ansari are at large. During interrogation, it was revealed that the members of the gang hailed from Uttar Pradesh and Uttarakhand. They have been involved in many robbery cases in the two states since last 12 years.