4 arrested
The operation near Vaivahi Road on the Nanpara-Khairighat route led to the recovery of stolen jewellery, according to police. Police said the arrests helped crack nine theft cases registered across Bahraich and neighbouring Gonda district. Police said he is a listed history-sheeter with more than three dozen criminal cases against him. SP Vishwajeet Srivastava said the gang’s involvement has surfaced in four theft cases in Khairighat and five others registered in Nanpara, Rupaidiha, Ranipur, Colonelganj and Mankapur police stations.
Three other suspects were arrested, while two alleged accomplices escaped after opening fire at the police. The injured accused was identified as Sambhari, a resident of Arnawa Tikuri village under Khairighat police station. The other arrested accused were identified as Mahesh Chauhan, Mohit Lal and Anil Vishwakarma. After getting a tipoff when the police team moved to intercept two suspicious vehicles, one of the occupants allegedly opened fire. The police retaliated in self-defence, injuring Sambhari before arresting him. Three others were nabbed from the vehicle. However, two suspects travelling in another car allegedly fired at the police and escaped.
Lucknow: A joint team of Bahraich police’s SWAT unit and Khairighat police claimed to have busted a thieves’ gang after an encounter late on Sunday night in which a history-sheeter sustained a bullet injury in the leg.