BENGALURU: A midnight operation to track down a suspected illegal arms maker took a dramatic turn when the accused attacked a police constable with a weapon and later hurled chilli powder at the police team in Somasundarapalya.
Acting on credible information, Bandepalya police inspector Manjunath RV deputed police sub-inspector Sachin Gowda and a team to trace Zeeshan, 34, a resident of Subashnagar, Electronics City, who was suspected to be involved in arms-making and supplying activities. Police also suspect him to be an associate of Adil Akmal, who was arrested in connection with the murder of Suhail under Madivala police jurisdiction on Aug 22 over enmity. The police team, comprising Sachin and constable Sandeep Kamble, located Zeeshan near Somasundarapalya Lake around 12.50 am on Thursday midnight.
Both are out of danger, according to police. However, when he noticed the police, Zeeshan allegedly took out a weapon and attacked Kamble, causing injuries to his left hand. In an attempt to protect the injured constable and bring the situation under control, Sachin fired a warning shot into the air with his service pistol. Despite this, Zeeshan continued attacking the police and threw chilli powder at them. Both Zeeshan and constable Kamble were immediately rushed to Sanjay Gandhi Institute of Trauma & Orthopedics Centre, Jayanagar, for treatment. A scene-of-crime officer (SOCO) team inspected the spot, while the area was secured for further investigation. Senior police officials also visited the spot, hospital and police station following the incident.