The accused in police custody
Varanasi: Showing remarkable courage, a jewellery shop owner and a group of traders chased and caught two looters who opened fire to scare them off after fleeing with an eight-gram gold chain worth around Rs 1.1 lakh in Manjhari Bazaar under Tehbarpur police station limits in Azamgarh district on Thursday evening. Though the looters fired at the pursuing crowd, no one was injured. The two men were caught at Bairampur village and thrashed by an angry mob before Tehbarpur police rescued them, arrested them and rushed them to hospital. When the crowd began closing in, the looters opened fire to terrorise them, but no one was injured. The villagers continued the chase and caught both men at Bairampur village before thrashing them and handing them over to the police. Police identified the accused as Chandresh Yadav and Prince Chauhan . A stolen motorcycle, two pistols, two country-made firearms, three empty magazines, cartridges, a chopper, a screwdriver and a file were recovered from them.
Accused Reveals Stolen Motorcycle’s Past in Ongoing Investigation
During the investigation, police have registered a case under the relevant sections of the BNS and Arms Act. The accused, Chandresh, admitted during questioning that the motorcycle in their possession had been stolen from the district court’s vehicle stand on August 31. He further disclosed that this motorcycle had been used in prior incidents of robbery, theft, and snatching.