DCI detectives have re-arrested one Shailesh Babubhai Mistry who earlier in the day escaped from custody.
“A team of detectives drawn from Nairobi regional CRIB and Operations unit have re- arrested Shailesh Babubhai Mistry who had earlier in the day escaped from lawful custody. Mistry who is the director of Cateyes Customs Limited had been arrested ealier in the day at Tamasha Bar and Restaurant within Karen by DCI Karen detectives and escorted to Karen Police station where a search was conducted in his motor vehicle Registration No. KCQ 888N and a cache of weapons was recovered.
Among the recoveries includeda Sig Sauer P22 pistol, two Canik pistols with no working parts, six empty pistol magazines, thirty three .38 special hollow point rounds , fourty three 9mm x 19 rounds, nine.45 auto rounds, two hundred and three.223 rounds, twelve 357 sig rounds, fourty four380 auto rounds, twenty .38 special ARX rounds, twelve .308 win rounds, sixty.470 nitro rounds, one hundred and four 12 gauge short gun rounds and thirty seven 3006 SPRG rounds.
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Later the suspect was escorted to his residence at Southlands Estate Jordan Court House No. 411 and upon search, one Benelli short gun, one hundred and seventy .223 rounds and fourty 7.62 x 39 rounds of ammunitions were recovered.
In the process, the suspect produced an expired civilian firearm certificate and was taken back to Karen police station where he was booked in for further processing.” said DCI
After he had been taken to Karen police station, the suspect requested to go take his sweater from the car only for him to lock himself inside and take off injuring one police officer.
The officers were able to re-arrest and found another cache of weapons inside his car before he was taken to custody pending arraignment in court.
“Immediate man haunt was launched and following intelligence leads, the escapee was intercepted while driving his vehicle within Kasarani area where he was re arrested.
A quick search was conducted inside his vehicle where 3 Pistol Magazines, 2 loaded with 15 rounds of 9mm ammumition each and one loaded with 14 rounds of 9mm ammunition were recovered.
Additionally, nine slag 12 gauge shot Gun ammos were recovered also recovered. The suspect has been placed in the cells pending arraignment.” said DCI
