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Eight Arrested in Muzaffarnagar for Attacking Police and Freeing Accused
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News18•09-10-2026, 22:00
Eight Arrested in Muzaffarnagar for Attacking Police and Freeing Accused
- •Eight individuals have been arrested for attacking a police team and freeing a loot accused in Paldi village, Muzaffarnagar.
- •A case has been registered against 25 people under various sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Criminal Law Amendment Act.
- •The freed suspect, identified as Muzaffar, managed to escape and remains absconding.
- •Police from neighbouring Shamli district had originally detained Muzaffar in connection with a loot case before the ambush occurred.
- •Additional police forces were deployed to control the situation, and efforts are underway to apprehend the remaining suspects.
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A police team from the neighbouring Shamli district had gone to Paldi village and arrested a man named Muzaffar in connection with a loot case, prompting villagers to attack the officers and forcibly free him from custody.
Authorities registered a case against 25 individuals, including 12 named suspects, and successfully arrested eight people identified as Shakir, Irfan, Islam, Inam, Salman, Akib, Firoz, and Nadeem.
The primary loot accused, identified as Muzaffar, managed to abscond during the incident, and police teams have been actively formed to track him down and apprehend the remaining suspects.
