Surat Crime Branch officers on Thursday shot at the right leg of gangster Salman Mirza alias Salman Lassi, who attempted to assault an inspector while evading his arrest.

Mirza has a crime history of a decade with 16 cases of murder, attempt to murder, extortion, to name a few, and was evading his arrest in a case involving the murder of a youth at Unn on October 24.

Acting on a tip-off, different teams of the city’s Crime Branch reached Ashiyana Street in Dabhel village, Navsari. The cops cordoned a suspicious house and alerted the neighbouring houses to remain silent. They learnt that the accused was in the backroom while his wife and children were in the first room of the house. Police sources said the accused had hid himself in the backroom after learning about the police’s arrival.

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