Ahmedabad police arrested six persons after a video of them recklessly driving luxury cars and SUVs on SG Highway on Aug 25 went viral.

According to reports, one absconding accused, Manish Goswami is suspected to be associated with gangster Vishal Goswami.

On Aug 18, a group of men were seen driving around in a convoy of 8-10 cars, blocking roads, creating reels, and making them viral.

Manish, who had recently purchased a new car, was seen celebrating with his friends. When he went to pick up the car, he contacted one of his friends and now arrested Govindsinh Chauhan to getblack-coloured cars. All the people involved in the incident were seen arriving in expensive cars.

The traffic police, acting on a complaint based on the viral video, filed a case against seven people and arrested six of them. Five cars were also seized. During interrogation, the arrested individuals confessed to the crime.

The arrested individuals include:

Max Patel (Gota)

Pritam Semariya (Kadi)

Govindsinh Chauhan (Ramol)

Miteshgiri Goswami (Gota)

Ashish Prajapati (Ranip)

Ishwar Rathod (Vastral)

Who is Vishal Goswami?

Vishal Goswami, a notorious gangster from Ahmedabad, was heavily involved in criminal activities, particularly theft. Last year, he was convicted by the Sessions Court and sentenced to 21 years and 3 months in prison for 51 crimes, including a 2015 attempted murder and extortion case involving a jeweller.

Arrested by the Crime Branch in 2015 from Uttar Pradesh, Goswami has 13 murder cases against him across Ahmedabad and other states. He was implicated in the murder of Maheshbhai Ranpara, a jeweller from the Satellite area.

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