Tehsil Police arrested four goons who allegedly shot history-sheeter Mohsin Ahmed alias Mohsin Akola in front of Geetanjali Talkies on August 9.
Tehsil Police recovered the firearm used by them in the crime. Cops also seized a Maruti car from their possession.
The accused have been identified as Mohammad Mushfique Khan alias Mussa Mohammad Shakeel (27), a resident of Naka No 2, Raza Town, Kamptee, Kamran Nakib alias Kammu Ashpak Ahmed (24), a resident of Mominpura, Sayyed Imran alias Immu Sayyed Jamil (25), a resident of Timki, Teenkhamba and Altaf Mirza Iqbal Baig Mirza (35), a resident of Takia, Diwanshah.
On August 9, they came near Geetanjali Talkies when prime accused Mohammad Mushfique took out a pistol and shot at Mohsin. The bullet pierced through Mohsin’s thigh after which he was rushed to Mayo Hospital.
Cops first nabbed Mohammad Mushfique and Altaf. Later, they took the other two accused into custody. The arrests were made by Senior PI Jayesh Bhandarkar, API Sandeep Bagul, PSI Swapnil Wagh, ASI Sanjay Dubey and others under the supervision of Commissioner of Police Amitesh Kumar, Additional CP (North Region) Navinchandra Reddy, DCP (Zone-III) Rohit Matani and ACP (Kotwali Division) Sanjay Surve.