3 held for planning robberies in city

HYDERABAD: Three persons, including two from Uttar Pradesh who planned to commit robberies in the city were nabbed.A country-made pistol with 12 live rounds of ammunition, a toy pistol and a sword were recovered.The two persons from Uttar Pradesh had come to Hyderabad less than a week back and were taking shelter at another accused's house at Chandrayangutta.The duo are 22-year-old Md Jaweed alias Jaber of Bareilly district and 18-year-old Ashraf Saha alias Sajid of Badaun district.According to additional deputy commissioner of police (Task Force) Suhas Chaturvedi, the trio planned to rob jewellers in the Charminar area and even conducted a recce of the area.The duo bought the country-made weapon and ammunition for `2,000, police said.