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Three history-sheeters with

cases in Maharashtra, Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh against

their names were arrested from Vasai in Palghar district, a

senior police official said Sunday.

Palghar Superintendent of Police Gaurav Singh said two

constables were injured when the trio attacked them during the

operation in Vasai's Chinchoti area on Saturday night.

He identified the arrested men as Ashutosh Mishra

(23), Deepak Mallik (18) and Shivam Tiwari (19) and said they

were involved in a murder case registered at Valiv police

station in Vasai in June last year.

Mishra and Tiwari are from Bhadohi in Uttar Pradesh

and Mallik is from Kurukshetra in Haryana.

"They were on a two-wheeler and when the police tried

to intercept them, the three attacked and injured constables

Sharad Patil and Amol Korhe. We managed to pin them down and

arrest them," Singh said.

He said three firearms and six cartridges were seized

from the trio.

He said Mishra and Mallik have cases against their

names in Vasai and Tulinj in Palghar, Sagar in Madhya Pradesh

and Bhadohi in UP.