The don who came to Navi Mumbai only to make threat calls

Notorious gangster Aman Srivastava a Jharkhand native was recently successfully apprehended by the Maharashtra ATS after an intense fivemonth investigation Information that Srivastava had been frequently visiting Vashi in Navi Mumbai to make extortion calls to businessmen in Jharkhand proved crucial for investigatorsDuring the course of the investigation the ATS faced challenges as they were unable to find any information about Srivastava who has been named in numerous cases of extortion murder and attempted murderThe gangster as he was captured by a CCTV camera at Vashi stationAlso no outgoing calls could be traced from Navi Mumbai and the photo provided by a local agency in Ranchi was eight years old Additionally Srivastava had drastically changed his appearance making it difficult for officials to recognise him However the continuous monitoring of CCTV footage of Srivastava helped the Navi Mumbai Unit of the Maharashtra ATS nab their target Srivastava who had been evading capture for the past eight years was ultimately arrested jointly by the Maharashtra and the Ranchi ATS on May 15Also Read Mumbai Close aide of drug lord Kailash Rajput arrested by Anti Extortion CellTechnical analysisThe Navi Mumbai unit which had been actively pursuing the case since January of this year meticulously reviewed a vast amount of CCTV footage in Navi Mumbai and collected extensive mobile data from various networks Despite the exhaustive efforts no immediate leads were discovered However due to the credibility of the information received the ATS persisted with its investigation ldquoThrough diligent analysis of technical aspects it was eventually revealed that the gangster had been utilising the messaging app Telegram to conduct calls and extort large sums of money from businessmen in Jharkhand and his gang members would collect the extorted fundsrdquo an ATS officer associated with the case told middayAman Srivastava after he was arrested by the ATS last week Old photos of Aman Srivastava which the ATS had to work withAfter closely monitoring his activities it was discovered that Srivastava would frequently visit Vashi once or twice a month typically between 7 pm and 830 pm to make ransom calls using Telegram The investigation revealed that he had visited Vashi approximately 9 to 10 times over the past five months often on the second or third week of each month as observed by the probing officersTwo images stood outDuring the course of the investigation the Maharashtra ATS in collaboration with its Ranchi counterparts faced the challenge of not having uptodate pictures of Srivastava However by meticulously examining CCTV footage from Vashi and other railway stations the officials were able to identify two images of the accusedOne picture was captured at Vashi station while the other was taken at Kharghar station both depicting Srivastava with a long beard To further confirm his identity the officials sought assistance from the Ranchi ATS and utilised specialised software to establish that he had been altering his appearance by growing a beardFinally bustedOn the anticipated day last Monday Srivastava arrived at Vashi station around 7 pm intending to make calls in the vicinity However the Maharashtra ATS in coordination with the Ranchi ATS successfully surprised and apprehended himldquoHe attempted to deceive us by presenting a voter ID with his photo but it bore the name of Rohan Dilip Kumarrdquo revealed an ATS officerThe official were sure they had got their man and Srivastava was taken into custody Later he admitted that he had been coming to Vashi for the past year and taking all precautions to evade law enforcement agencies and his rival gangs who are out to eliminate him like his father who was shot in a Ranchi court in 2015While interrogating Srivastava officials learnt that he never stayed in Navi Mumbai and nearby areas but went there only to make calls ldquoHe use travel using different modes to ensure that he never got caught and using this modus he managed to abscond for eight years despite living in various parts of Indiardquo an officer saidModus operandiAccording to the ATS after disembarking at Vashi Srivastava would proceed to Kharghar railway station and then take an autorickshaw to reach Chembur From there he would hire a taxi to Dadar railway station where he would board a train heading to Gujarat Upon reaching Baroda railway station in the neighbouring state he would switch to alternative modes of transportation including buses to reach Rajasthan At times he would either stay in Baroda or Rajasthan using the fake voter ID for identification purposes When returning to Navi Mumbai to make his extortion calls he would employ the same method of transportationSrivastava has been named in over 40 cases which include charges of murder extortion attempted murder and violations under the Arms Act as well as cases registered under the Unlawful Activities Prevention Act2015Year donrsquos father was shot