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Two Gangsters Arrested After Brief Jharkhand Police Gunfight
Police received information about three suspected gang members in Hazaribag.
Officers stopped them near Old Kantaghar early on August 22.
Police said the suspects fired first and tried to escape.
The officers returned fire during a short gunfight.
Two suspects, Badal Kumar and Mohit Kumar, were shot in the legs and arrested.
They were taken to a government hospital for treatment.
The third suspect got away, so police began searching for him.
Police also said the two arrested men admitted involvement in a July shooting at a coal transport site.
Police arrested Badal Kumar and Mohit Kumar after a brief gunfight in Hazaribag district.
The two men suffered gunshot wounds to their legs and were taken to a government hospital.
A third alleged gangster escaped, prompting police to launch a manhunt.
Police said the three men opened fire while trying to flee near Old Kantaghar.
Authorities seized pistols, cartridges, empty shells, mobile phones, gang pamphlets and a motorcycle.
- Who
- Police arrested Badal Kumar and Mohit Kumar, whom authorities identified as alleged henchmen of the Rahul Dubey gang; a third suspect escaped.
- What
- Two alleged gangsters were arrested after a brief exchange of gunfire with police, and both sustained leg injuries.
- Where
- Near Old Kantaghar in the Giddi police station area of Hazaribag district, Jharkhand.
- When
- Early on August 22; police also linked the suspects to a shooting in July.
- Why
- Police acted on a tip-off and intercepted three suspected gang members riding a motorcycle.
Key facts
- Arrested
- Badal Kumar and Mohit Kumar
- Alleged affiliation
- Rahul Dubey gang
- Injuries
- Both arrested men sustained gunshot wounds to their legs
- Escaped suspect
- One of the three suspected gang members escaped
- Seized items
- Two pistols, two mobile phones, two cartridges, four empty shells, three gang pamphlets and a motorcycle
- Earlier incident
- Police said the men confessed to involvement in a July firing at a coal transport site, where a truck driver was wounded
Quotes
Aman Kumar
Superintendent of Police of Hazaribag, Jharkhand
“Upon spotting the police, the gangsters opened fire and tried to escape, but the security personnel retaliated, leading to a gunfight in which two of the miscreants sustained gunshot wounds in their legs”
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