Two aides of gangster Ashwin Naik arrested

MUMBAI: Two alleged aides of gangster Ashwin Naik, who have several cases registered against them in many states, were taken into custody on Friday.

Sayeed Rafaqat Hussain, 38, and Rizwaan Rafaqat Hussain, 32, were arrested by police in Lucknow and brought to Mumbai on transit remand.

The duo has a total of 10 cases registered against them in Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Hyderabad.

They were arrested at Sector 9 of Rajajipuram in Lucknow and handed over to police here. They were brought here on Thursday and produced in a magistrate's court which remanded them to police custody till April 7.