2 Kandahar hijackers to be tried for dacoity case in Mumbai

Mumbai: Two persons accused of conspiracy to hijack an Indian Airlines flight to Kandahar in December 1999 will soon be brought to Mumbai to face trial in a robbery and dacoity case, police said.
"We had arrested Abdul Latif and Bhopal Mal in December 1999 for robbing a car and then using it for carrying out a dacoity in a bank in Borivali. They were later taken to Patiala on suspicion of being involved in the hijacking," Deputy Commissioner of Police (detection) Deven Bharti said.
Bharti said the trial in the special CBI court in Patiala in the hijacking case is slated to end soon and the city police will get the duo "anytime after November 12".
"We had recovered 6,000 USD, two AK-56 assault rifles, seven grenades and four rocket launchers from a total of five accused at the time of arrest and will be getting the custody of Latif and Mal soon," Bharti said.
09/11/07 Zee News

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