Varanasi : An accused in an attempt-to-murder case got injured in an exchange of fire with Dubahar police in Ballia district as the police foiled his bid to escape on Monday morning.
Ballia CO (City) Satish Sharma said that in the Oct 28 case of attempt to murder, the police team arrested the accused Satyapal alias Ashwani Kumar of Sihori village under Nandganj police station in Ghazipur district on Sunday night. For the recovery of the weapon, cops took him near Dharnipur turning under Dubhar police station around 4.55 am. After recovering a .315 bore pistol and cartridges, police took the injured accused to the district hospital. Satyapal, during interrogation, divulged that on Oct 28 he had opened fire on the complainant outside Chandwak village and later fled with his associates Sachin and Vivek alias Ashok.
In retaliatory action of the police, he sustained a bullet injury in his right leg,” said Sharma. Police said six criminal cases were already registered against Satyapal. “During initial interrogation, Satyapal confessed his involvement in the case and the site where he had hidden the firearm after the incident. In a bid to escape, Satyapal opened fire at the police. The field unit collected evidence and further legal proceedings were started in this connection.
The police had arrested the accused on Sunday night and took him to the site where he had admitted to having hidden the firearm.