Godhra train carnage convict who jumped parole arrested in theft case in Nashik

During investigation, constabulary recovered that akin cases of theft of worldly from trucks were reported astatine Manchar constabulary presumption successful Pune and Sinnar constabulary presumption successful Nashik.

Further probe confirmed the engagement of an inter-state pack of thieves from Godhra successful Gujarat. Based connected clues obtained during method investigation, constabulary nabbed a five-member pack from Nashik connected January 22.

The accused included Salim Zarda and his aides—Sahil Pathan (21), Sufiyan Chanaki (23) Ayub Sunthiya (29) and Irfan Durvesh (41), each hailing from Godhra. The Pune agrarian constabulary recovered a tempo motortruck and different stolen items, each collectively totalling to Rs 14.4 lakhs, from the accused.

After probe by the Pune agrarian police, the accused were handed implicit to Sinnar constabulary successful Nashik for further probe into the theft cases.

Police inspector Dinesh Tayade of Alephata constabulary presumption said Zarda is among the 31 accused convicted successful the 2002 Godhra bid carnage case.

“Of them, 11 accused, including Zarda, were awarded decease sentences and the remaining 20 accused were sentenced to beingness imprisonment by a proceedings court. Later, a precocious tribunal successful Gujarat had commuted the decease condemnation of Zarda and the 10 others to beingness imprisonment. Zarda jumped parole 8 times successful the past. He formed a pack for committing thefts and has been named arsenic an accused successful 16 offences successful Gujarat, Rajasthan and Maharashtra,” said Tayade.

Zarda had reportedly jumped parole successful October 2022, but was arrested by the Gujarat constabulary successful January 2023 for allegedly committing theft astatine a godown successful Narmada district.