10 more members of Nayeemuddin gang arrested

Hyderabad, Sep 2 (PTI) Telangana Police, probing casesrelated to slain naxal-turned-gangster Mohammed Nayeemuddin,have arrested 10 more members of his gang on various charges,including kidnapping and extortion. So far, 62 cases have been registered against Nayeemuddinand his gang members in Telangana, police said today. A Special Investigation Team (SIT) was formed to probethe cases and the police had earlier arrested 44 people. "During the process of investigation of cases againstNayeemuddin gang, the SIT officers arrested 10 accused personsfrom Karimangar and Nalgonda districts," a release from policestated. MD Ahmed Khan, the main henchman of Nayeem, along withhis nine associates who were allegedly involved in seven casesof kidnap and extortions, forced registration of land andplots in Bhongir town of Nalgonda, was arrested, it said. The arrests were made in last two days. Efforts are onto arrest the remaining gang members, police said. Nayeemuddin alias Nayeem alias Balanna (45), wanted ina string of cases including the murder of an IPS officer, waskilled in an exchange of fire with police in Shadnagar town inMahabubnagar district on August 8. Nayeem had formed a criminal gang and was allegedlyindulged in land grabbings, extortion, kidnappings etc, manyof which were not reported to police due to fear of reprisal,police said. PTI VVK NSKKISRDS