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Two Accused Injured in Jamshedpur Police Encounter
Police in Jamshedpur said two men accused of a mall shooting were hurt early Wednesday.
Officers had taken them to Marine Drive to look for weapons they were said to have hidden.
Police said one man pulled a gun from bushes and fired three shots as they arrived.
Officers then fired back, saying they acted to protect themselves.
Both men were hurt in the legs and taken to hospital.
Police said they found two guns at the spot.
The mall restaurant shooting happened on September 26 and injured four people.
Police had said it may have been linked to a disagreement over railway contracts and land.
Two men accused in a Jamshedpur mall shooting were injured in a police encounter early Wednesday.
Police said the men tried to flee while being taken to recover hidden weapons on Marine Drive.
According to SP (City) Lalit Meena, one man fired three rounds at officers, who returned fire in self-defence.
The two men were injured in the legs and taken to MGM Hospital; police said they seized two firearms.
The September 26 shooting at a mall restaurant injured four people; police said the suspected motive involved railway contracts and a land dispute.
- Who
- Two men accused of involvement in the Jamshedpur mall shooting and the police officers accompanying them.
- What
- The two men were injured in a police encounter while officers sought to recover allegedly hidden weapons.
- Where
- Marine Drive in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand.
- When
- Early Wednesday, October 7; the article does not specify a year.
- Why
- Police said the men tried to flee during the weapons recovery, and one fired at officers.
Key facts
- Encounter
- Early Wednesday, around 3 a.m.
- Location
- Marine Drive, Jamshedpur
- Injuries to accused
- Both men were injured in the legs and admitted to MGM Hospital.
- Weapons
- Police said they seized two firearms at the spot.
- Mall shooting
- A September 26 shooting at a mall restaurant injured four people.
- Reported suspected motive
- Personal enmity over railway contracts and a land dispute, according to the East Singhbhum SSP.
- Earlier arrests
- Four other accused were apprehended in Chhattisgarh on September 30.
Quotes
Lalit Meena
Jamshedpur SP (City)
“Upon reaching the spot, one of the accused took out a gun from the bushes and fired three rounds at the police personnel in an attempt to flee”
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