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The Pune City police paraded gangster Rizwan alias Tipu Sattar Pathan and three of his aides in the Hadapsar area Saturday evening following their arrest in a land-grab case.
Officers had earlier booked Pathan, his brother Ejaz, both residents of Sayyad Nagar, and others in an extortion case lodged by a woman from Hadapsar who alleged that they tried to grab her land on March 2.
On April 3, the police took Pathan into preventive custody after a viral video showed him throwing money while dancing with a group of men during a qawwali programme in the city. He was held under section 129 (criminal force) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita, and sent to Yerwada Central Jail.
On Saturday, after recording Pathan’s arrest in the land-grab case, the police took him and his aides to Sayyad Nagar in Hadapsar where a team led by Mansing Patil, Senior Police Inspector, Kalepadal station, paraded them in an area where the gangster allegedly created terror among residents with his criminal activities.
The police also encouraged the residents to file complaints against him in case they faced any problems from Pathan or his gang members.
Officers said Pathan has previously been booked in about 28 serious offences, including murder, attempt to murder, and extortion.
