Externed history-sheeter held in Nagpur rented house; ganja, sword seized

A man externed from Nagpur was living openly in the city when Crime Branch Unit-1 arrested him. The accused had rented a house in Azad Nagar, under Wathoda police station limits. Police raided the hideout and recovered ganja, a sword and other items.

The arrested man has been identified as Shubham alias Limbu Limbudkar, 27, a resident of Vijay Nagar, Pakhhide Layout, Hingna Road. He had been absconding in a serious case registered at MIDC police station. Externment action had also been taken against him under the Maharashtra Police Act.

Crime Branch Unit-1 received a tip-off that the externed accused, who was absconding in an MIDC police station case, was staying in a rented house in Azad Nagar in the Wathoda police station area. Acting on this, a team led by Police Inspector Prashant Thaware raided the location. Limbudkar was found there during the search.

In the search of the house, police found 217 grams of ganja, valued at around Rs 10,850. A packet of plastic wrappers, an electronic weighing scale, a sword and a mobile phone were also recovered. All of it was found in the accused's rented house.

The accused had been absconding in a case registered at MIDC police station involving assault, rioting, the Arms Act and other serious sections. Crime Branch took him into custody along with the seized items and handed him over to Wathoda police for further action.