Noida Sep 17 PTI Nine alleged criminals were held in two separate gunfights with the police in Noida and Greater Noida in Gautam Buddh Nagar district officials said on Friday Both the encounters took place late Thursday night officials said The first gunfight which broke out in Sector 8 of Noida led to the arrest of a gang involved in a robbery at a leather garments factory in the city early on September 6 they said Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Noida Ranvijay Singh said one of the arrested accused had worked as a security guard at the garments shop prior to plotting the robbery along with three others We were investigating the robbery case and had an input that the gang could strike again A gunfight broke out in Sector 8 under Sector 20 police station leading to the arrest of the four men Singh said Seven sacks full of raw material robbed by them from the factory were recovered from their car which has been impounded he said Two accused were injured in the gunfight police said The second incident took place in Ecotech 3 police station area of Greater Noida where the gunfight broke out after the accused were intercepted during a police check officials said The accused were on different motorcycles when they were intercepted for inquiry However they opened fire on the police party and tried to escape leading to a gunfight Three accused got hit on their legs in retaliatory firing a police spokesperson said All five accused who have been involved in cases of robbery in the NCR in the past have been arrested the official said FIRs have been lodged in both the cases at the respective police stations the official added PTI KIS MGA MGA

Noida Aug 25 PTI Four people have been arrested for their alleged involvement in a dacoity here police said on Wednesday Arif Mohmmad Firdaus Kafeel and Mohsin have been accused of holding hostage security guards to commit dacoity at a private companys office Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police Central Noida Ankur Aggarwal said the incident was reported early on Saturday at Phase 2 police station An FIR was lodged on the basis of a complaint made by the companys HR manager who claimed that a few persons barged into their office and decamped with valuable items and a money locker Police said it was considered a case of theft and trespassing initially and later taken up as dacoity after evidence gathered through CCTV footage and information from locals revealed its severity The FIR was initially lodged under Indian Penal Code Sections 380 theft and 457 tresspassing but Section 495 dacoity was added later as investigation revealed that the accused persons had held security guards hostage in order to get into the company premises Aggarwal said Four of the accused involved in the dacoity have been arrested today while some others who have been identified are absconding but efforts are on to ensure their arrest the officer said Four metal-made idols that were taken away from the company along with Rs 50000 cash a money locker and other items have been recovered while the car used by them during the crime has also been impounded police added PTI KIS MGA MGA

Noida Aug 25 PTI The Noida Police has arrested a Delhi-based father-son duo for allegedly selling duplicate water purifiers of a popular brand officials said on Wednesday Sultan Ahmed and his son Salman were arrested from their shop in Noida a police spokesperson said adding they are residents of Seelampur area in Delhi Parts used in the making of an RO water purifier were seized from their shop in large numbers Ten pieces of cabinet bodies with the label of Kent RO were also seized from the shop besides parts like carbon filters chokes membranes the spokesperson said A case was registered against the two at Sector 24 police station under Section 420 cheating of the Indian Penal Code and relevant provisions of the Copyright Act on the complaint of an inspection officer of Kent RO a private company police said PTI KIS MGA MGA