India, Feb. 10 -- The Thane (rural) police have arrested notorious gangster Sujit Patil, alias Tatya, from Igatpuri, Nashik, following demands by NCP (Sharad Pawar) MP Suresh Mhatre to curb rising crime in Bhiwandi. Patil, who has a history of serious criminal offences, was taken into custody on Saturday and presented before the court, which remanded him to three days of police custody.

Patil, previously booked under the Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA), had served four years in prison. Despite being out on bail, he allegedly committed six more offences, including violent assaults and extortion. He had 14 serious criminal cases registered against him. On Saturday, the Thane Rural Crime Branch arrested him in connection ...