Mumbai: Gangster held with pistol, ammunition in Vile Parle

An alleged member of the AmarNaik gang was arrested in Vile Parle area of Mumbai and apistol, a magazine and three bullets were recovered, a CrimeBranch official said on Friday.

Manish Ravindra Shetty (50), a resident of BorivaliWest, was held on Thursday evening from near a bridge by ateam of the Crime Branch's Unit VIII, he said.

''Shetty is a member of the Amar Naik gang and hasseveral cases against his name. He was absconding afterjumping bail in an extortion case registered in Andheri policestation in 2000,'' he said.