3 accused of firing on BJP neta arrested after encounter in Ghazipur
The main accused and rewarded criminal, Avinash Yadav, suffered injuries in both legs. Triveni Singh and his nephew Vishwajeet alias Rajan Singh were attacked at a salon on Monday afternoon over and old enmity by the trio.
Ghazipur circle officer Saidpur, Anil Kumar, said upon receiving inputs regarding the movement of the accused, the Khanpur police launched a checking drive in the Pokhara area. Upon noticing three persons riding a motorcycle, the police signalled them to stop.
However, they sped away. Seeing this, Khanpur police alerted Saidpur police and started chasing the trio. Upon reaching the Budhipur area, the motorcycle-borne miscreants found themselves surrounded by the police and opened indiscriminate fire.
The CO added when the police retaliated, all three suffered bullet injuries in their legs. They were rushed to a local hospital. The trio was identified as Avinash Yadav of Kudhalambi, Devendra Chauhan alias Kallu Chauhan of Khanpur and Vikas alias Kariya Yadav of Jaunpur. The police recovered three countrymade firearms, live cartridges, and a motorcycle from them. The police had also placed a cash reward of Rs 25,000 on Avinash.
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