This story is from February 26, 2020

Former Daman district panchayat president nabbed in Mohali

Daman police nabbed former Daman District Panchayat president and BJP leader Suresh Jagu Patel alias Sukho in Mohali in Punjab on Monday. He will be soon brought to Daman on a transfer warrant, police said. Cops were in search of Patel, who was on the run for several months after his name cropped up during investigation in a double murder case.
Former Daman district panchayat president nabbed in Mohali
Accused in police custody
SURAT: Daman police nabbed former Daman District Panchayat president and BJP leader Suresh Jagu Patel alias Sukho in Mohali in Punjab on Monday. He will be soon brought to Daman on a transfer warrant, police said. Cops were in search of Patel, who was on the run for several months after his name cropped up during investigation in a double murder case.
Police arrested Patel and his aide Sajidali alias Salim Chaudhary from Mohali on the basis of specific information.
The accused tried to snatch gun from a cop leading to one round being fired accidentally. The bullet hit one person who was accompanying the accused.
A separate offence of firing has been registered in Mohali. "Patel and his associate have been arrested by police in Mohali. The local police are investigating yesterday's incident. Daman police will take custody of the accused on transfer warrant once their custody with local police ends," said a police officer of Nani Daman police station.
In April 2018, Ajay Raman Patel and Dhirendra alias Dhiru alias Dhiriya Durlabh Patel were shot dead by some assailants and an offence was registered at Nani Daman police station. The complaint in this connection was lodged by Chhotu Patel. Police have so far nabbed Noon Majam, Mohammad Hasan Abdul Aziz Siddiqui, Rashid Murtaza and a couple of other accused in the case.
"Our investigation revealed that Patel was the mastermind of the murders and his name was later added in the complaint. Police went to register his statement on October 21, 2019 at his office, but he managed to escape. He has been on the run since then,” police said.
His elder brother Ramesh Patel alias Michael is a bootlegging kingpin. Michael had earlier been arrested in multiple cases by cops of different police stations of south
Gujarat. Ramesh was controlling the entire bootlegging network of IMFL that was being pumped into Gujarat. Enforcement directorate had initiated action against Ramesh under Prevention of Money Laundering Act and seized his properties and cash worth several crores.
Patel and his wife were also booked in the past in a few offences of bootlegging after seizure of liquor by Valsad police.
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