Bakrabad village head Sanjay Bind, 40
VARANASI: One person was killed while another suffered a bullet injury after Bakrabad village head Sanjay Bind, 40, allegedly opened fire on them during a dispute over gambling in Mohav village under Kotwali police station limits in Ghazipur district late Monday night. Ghazipur ASP (City) Rakesh Kumar Mishra said around 10 people were gambling near a pond at Pasipurwa in Mohav village on Monday night. Around 10.30 pm, Bind and his associates joined them. He told the police that he had won Rs 1.5 lakh while gambling and that others tried to snatch the money, leading to the firing.
He was recently granted bail by the High Court and released from jail.
Witnesses told police that after an argument broke out, Bind pulled out a pistol and opened indiscriminate fire. Police said Bind has several previous cases registered against him, including one for attacking a police team during Holi celebrations. He has two other criminal cases against him. Following the Holi incident, he was arrested and sent to jail.
Police teams began raiding possible hideouts of Bind, but he managed to reach Kotwali police station on Tuesday afternoon and surrendered before the police. However, fearing a police encounter, Bind reached Kotwali police station carrying a placard stating that he was surrendering and turned himself in on Tuesday afternoon.