Officials from the Maharashtra Police’s Criminal Investigation Department (CID), Mumbai, subsequently moved an application seeking permission for custodial interrogation and the formal arrest of the accused. The court allowed the application, following which the Mumbai Police formally arrested them.

The two women, identified as Radha and Babita, were allegedly working as couriers for the Lawrence Bishnoi gang. They reportedly travelled by train to Mumbai with weapons and handed them over to a handler linked to the gang. The two were arrested by the Special Cell while returning by train, police said.