Four Teams Have Been Formed To Search For The Remaining Members Of The Gang

Manhunt launched for remaining active members, including Bilal, suspected to be hiding in J&K for two months

- Rohit Kumar Singh

LUCKNOW: Pursuing UP's zero-tolerance policy towards criminals, the state police has stepped up efforts to pre-empt the resurgence of west UP's notorious Kagga gang, which had been a major cause of traders' exodus from Shamli's Kairana town between 2011 and 2014. The cops have launched a manhunt for the remaining active members of the gang, including one Bilal, suspected to be hiding in J&K for two months.

Four teams have been formed to search for the remaining members of the gang and others who were in touch with gang leader Arshad, who along with three accomplices, Manjit Dahiya, Satish Singh and Manbir, was gunned down in Shamli district's Jhinjhina area early Tuesday, said DIG (Saharanpur range) Ajay Sahni.

Officials apprehend the re-emergence of this gang for the fourth time in the past 13 years after the first gang leader Mustafa alias Kagga, who was from Saharanpur, was gunned down in a police encounter in October 2011.