One killed other injured in firing during gambling in Ghazipur, accused village head surrendered
Varanasi : One person was killed while another suffered a bullet injury when Bakrabad’s village head Sanjay Bind (40) opened fire at them during a dispute over gambling in Mohav village under Kotwali police station in Ghazipur district late on Monday night. Ghazipur’s ASP (city) Rakesh Kumar Mishra said that around 10 persons were gambling near a pond at Pasipurwa in Mohav village on Monday night. Around 10.30 pm, Bind and his associates joined them. He claimed before police that he had won Rs 1.5 lakh in gambling and others tried to snatch the money, leading to the firing.
Police said Bind was involved in several cases, including one in which a police team was attacked during Holi celebration. Witnesses informed cops that after an argument broke out, Bind pulled out a pistol and opened indiscriminate fire. He had two more previous criminal cases in his account. After the Holi incident, he was arrested and sent to jail. He was recently granted bail by the high court.
Police teams started raiding the possible hideouts of Bind, but he managed to reach Kotwali police station on Tuesday afternoon and surrendered before the cops. However, fearing a police encounter, Bind, carrying a placard stating that he was surrendering, managed to reach Kotwali police station and surrendered before the police on Tuesday afternoon.