Four sharpshooters of the Ejaz Lakdawala gang were today arrested by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force, who claimed that they were on a mission to "eliminate" singer Himesh Reshammiya and producer-director Raj Kumar Santoshi.

Acting on a tip-off, STF personnel nabbed Anis Radiowala, Namdev, Rahim and Iqbal from Dewa area of Barabanki district, Deputy Superintendent of Police Shahab Rashid Khan told PTI.

He said the sharpshooters revealed that they were in Uttar Pradesh to collect weapons to "eliminate" Reshammiya and Santoshi.

Lakdawala had reportedly taken a "contract" to kill the two Bollywood personalities, Khan said.