Mumbai police arrest three men over firing and crude bomb blasts in West Bengal's Howrah

Mumbai police have arrested three men in connection with a firing and crude bomb blast incident in West Bengal's Howrah district on May 7, which injured four people.

The Mumbai police have arrested three men wanted in connection with an incident of firing and crude bomb blasts that occurred in Howrah district of West Bengal earlier this month, officials said on Thursday.

The Mumbai police's crime branch unit 6 took the action.

The accused trio has been identified as Shamim Ahmad Abdul Rashid alias ''Bore'' (40), Jameel Akhtar Akhtar Ali (43), and Aftab Anwar Khurshid Anwar (44), all residents of the Shibpur area in Howrah district.

The incident took place on May 7, in which a group of around 150 persons, allegedly led by Ahmad and others, attacked a locality in Shibpur. They allegedly hurled crude bombs and opened indiscriminate firing, creating panic in the area and injuring the complainant in the case and three others, a crime branch official said.

The accused unlawfully entered the locality and terrorised residents, posing a serious threat to public safety.

During the investigation, the Mumbai police received specific information that three wanted accused in the case were hiding in a flat on the eighth floor of the Ekta SRA Building in Deonar area, he said.

Acting on the tip-off, the crime branch team laid a trap and apprehended the three accused, the official said, adding that after their medical examination, the accused will be handed over to the West Bengal police for further action.