Surat: With the detention of five members of the Sajju Kothari gang, city police registered its fifth offence within three months under Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organised Crime (GujCTOC) Act on Tuesday, continuing its drive against organized crime in the city. The accused are involved in murder and attempt to murder cases registered in different police stations of the city. Sajju is notorious for running gambling activities around his home in Jamrukh Gali of Nanpura.
Athwa police station registered the fifth case under the new Act and booked gang leader Sajid alias Sajju Gulam Mohammad Kothari, his brother Yunis, Samir Salim Shaikh, Javid Gulam Hussain, Mohammad Arif alias Popat Shaikh, Arif Abdul Rehman Shaikh, Mohommad Kamil Ali and Hasnain Tahir Kokawala. The accused were booked under various sections of GujCTOC Act. Of the accused police detained Yunis, Javid, Arif Popat, Kamil and Arif Shaikh.