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Time of India
5 days ago
- Time of India
Cops: Each shooter was to get Rs 4L for killing Mishra
Patna: More names emerged during the interrogation as police questioned Tauseef, alias Badshah, the main shooter in the murder of gangster Chandan Mishra at a private hospital in Patna, during a three-day remand. According to police, the contract killing deal was made at Rs 4 lakh for each shooter. Patna senior superintendent of police (SSP) Kartikeya K Sharma said during the interrogation, Tauseef confessed that he took up the job after he lost Rs 20 lakh in crypto trading. "According to the shooter, the contract for the murder was given by Onkar Singh, alias Sheru, who is currently lodged at Purulia Central Jail in West Bengal. He promised Rs 4 lakh to each shooter, which was not given to them after the incident. We have yet to corroborate all these details," he said. The SSP told this newspaper on Thursday that the murder plot was orchestrated at Tauseef's cousin Nishu Khan's house, located behind the Paras HMRI hospital, where the shooting took place. "He provided the logistic support. Some of the shooters were known to Nishu, while some were acquaintances of Tauseef. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like American Investor Warren Buffett Recommends: 5 Books For Turning Your Life Around Blinkist: Warren Buffett's Reading List Undo We have yet to verify who arranged all the shooters. The accused disclosed the names of the people who provided and arranged the weapons used in the murder," Sharma said. He added, "Around 3-4 people were involved in the supply of weapons. They were supplied from outside Patna. The shooters returned the weapon to the suppliers after the murder. We cannot disclose the district yet, but the suppliers are from Bihar and raids are ongoing for their arrest and recovery of weapons. These people have a criminal history." Mishra, who was convicted and facing a life sentence in a 2011 murder case, was out on medical parole when he was killed. A purported CCTV footage of the incident, which went viral on social media, showed five armed men entering room number 209 of the hospital in Patna's Shastri Nagar police station area and opening fire at Mishra on July 17. Seven people have been arrested so far. The police arrested Tauseef, Nishu, and their associates Bhim and Harsh from a guest house in Kolkata on July 19. Balwant Kumar Singh, Abhishek Kumar, and Raviranjan Kumar Singh were arrested in Ara during a police encounter on Tuesday. Two shooters are still evading arrest.
The Hindu
22-07-2025
- The Hindu
Advanced street cameras, toll plaza alerts: How Patna murder accused were nabbed in Kolkata
Advanced automatic number plate recognition (ANPR) cameras, CCTV footage, alerts from toll plazas and human intelligence helped Kolkata Police and West Bengal Police nab the four accused behind the murder of Bihar-based gangster Chandan Mishra, officials of the police forces said on Tuesday (July 22, 2025). 'The four accused including the main hit man Tauseef Khan, his associate Harsh, Khan's maternal cousin Nishu Khan, and Nishu's medical assistant Bhim drove into Kolkata through the Vidyasagar Setu toll plaza at around 10.30 p.m. on July 17. Their phones were switched off, so we could only track them through the car's number plate,' an officer of the West Bengal Police's Special Task Force (STF) said. The officer added that through advanced ANPR cameras, the accused's vehicle was tracked to Sukhobrishti, a housing complex in New Town in the Kolkata-adjacent Bidhannagar. Tausif and the three other accused had reached Sukhobrishti around 11.25pm on July 17, and left from there around half an hour later. 'Bihar Police had alerted us that their local contact Ehsaan is expected to assist them at Sukhobrishti. However, Ehsaan and his friends at the housing complex did not respond to Tauseef's calls when the vehicle reached the housing. Tauseef and the others had left from there the same night, and we detained Ehsaan and four others from Sukhobrishti for interrogation,' the officer of West Bengal Police STF said. During interrogation, Ehsaan allegedly confessed to the police that Tauseef's accomplice from Patna, Sahil, had messaged him on July 17 notifying him that Tausif and his team had reached Kolkata, and that they were ready to be received at Sukhobrishti. However, Ehsaan reportedly did not respond to Tauseef's calls. The officer further added that after the vehicle left Sukhobrishti in the wee hours of July 18, its movement was again spotted at Kolkata's Park Street area at around 3:53 a.m., and was later seen near the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass. 'We thought they would make an attempt to flee from Kolkata because by the morning of July 18, media had started sharing that five people had been detained over the Patna murder. We alerted all toll plazas to secure the city's exit points, and scanned the city's hotels in the meantime,' the official said, adding that by then the Kolkata Police STF had also been alerted. A high-ranking official of the Kolkata Police STF said on Tuesday that through analysis of intelligence, traffic cameras, and by interrogating locals of the area, the accused's vehicle had been tracked to Anandapur near the Eastern Metropolitan Bypass on the evening of July 18. 'There was a guesthouse at Anandapur where a group of four men and one woman had checked in around half an hour after the vehicle had been parked in the area. We checked hotel CCTVs and identified Nishu Khan, who we knew was paralysed waist down from an earlier bullet injury,' the Kolkata Police STF officer said. He added that the prime accused, Tauseef, was difficult to identify because he had allegedly undergone a complete change in appearance by then, with the help of a barber booked through an online service. The woman accompanying them was Nishu's local contact, he said. 'We sent in teams and secured the area around the guesthouse, and shortly after, raided two rooms from where we arrested the five people. They were unarmed, and nothing significant was seized from them. Subsequently, they were arrested by Bihar Police,' the officer from Kolkata Police STF said. Bihar-based gangster Chandan Mishra was out on parole and was shot dead in an open firing inside Paras Hospital in Patna in the morning on July 17. The 'leader' of the hit team, Tauseef, and three others were arrested in Kolkata on July 18 in joint operations of the Bihar Police, West Bengal Police, and Kolkata Police.
Indian Express
22-07-2025
- Indian Express
Patna shooter used online haircut service, police tracked him with toll plaza data
AS POLICE in Bihar launched an intense search to nab him for the July 17 murder at a Patna hospital, prime suspect Tauseef Khan alias Badshah managed to flee to Kolkata and urgently availed an online service — to get a neat haircut. The ploy to change appearance almost worked, according to investigators involved in the operation to nab him from a Kolkata guesthouse two days later. 'When we caught him, he looked completely different; he had cut his hair short. He wasn't immediately recognisable,' Solomon V Nesakumar, ACP (STF), Kolkata Police, told The Indian Express on Tuesday. Hours after Chandan Mishra, a criminal from Buxar who was out on parole, was gunned down at Patna's Paras Hospital, CCTV footage had emerged showing Tauseef and his accomplices — armed with guns — entering his cabin, and rushing out after a few minutes. Once police in Bihar had the footage, images of the suspects were sent out to alert police in neighbouring states, as is the practice. And then came the specific alert: Tauseef was heading towards Kolkata. West Bengal STF IG Gaurav Sharma said, 'The Bihar STF contacted us, informing that Tauseef Khan and three others were en route to Kolkata in a vehicle, and provided us with the vehicle number.' Bihar Police had obtained this crucial information from a woman they had arrested. With only the registration number, West Bengal STF began tracking the vehicle's movement — based on FASTag and toll plaza data — as it crossed Jharkhand. Around 10.30 pm on July 17, the vehicle was traced to Dankuni in West Bengal, before it entered Kolkata. A key factor in the successful operation was the use of Automated Number Plate Reading (ANPR) systems. 'It's a very advanced, specialised camera. The number plates captured by these cameras are clearer, and using an algorithm, it provides clear data, making it easier to search vehicle movement,' Sharma said. Soon after their presence in Kolkata was established, multiple teams from Kolkata Police STF and Bengal STF were put on high alert. By July 18 morning, police were confident that the suspects would attempt to leave the city, prompting them to alert all toll plazas. ACP Nesakumar said, 'We identified a place through sheer analysis technology, ANPR. The car was in a residential area. There was a guest house.' Although the police identified Tauseef's cousin Nishu Khan, who had suffered from paralysis, he said: 'Tauseef looked totally different from what he looked like when he committed the crime. They were not armed, we arrested them.' Tauseef, Nishu, and his caretakers Harsh and Bhim, were arrested on July 19. They were taken to Patna on Monday after the Alipore court in Kolkata granted two days of transit remand to Bihar Police. Following medical examinations, all four were presented before the court in Patna. 'While three of the accused were sent to judicial custody, Patna Police secured remand for Tauseef for three days to conduct further interrogation in the case,' Patna Police said. Patna SSP Kartikeya Sharma said investigation was on to establish the motive behind Mishra's killing. Police on Tuesday arrested three more suspects – two of whom had accompanied Tauseef into the hospital – after a brief encounter in Bhojpur district of Bihar. The encounter took place around 5 am along Katia Road under Bihia police station limits when a joint team of the Bihar STF and local police identified the three and ordered them to surrender. 'The suspects responded by opening fire, prompting retaliatory action by police. In the exchange, two of the accused, Balwant Kumar Singh and Raviranjan Kumar Singh, sustained bullet injuries. Both are currently in police custody and receiving medical treatment. A third accused, Abhishek Kumar, was arrested at the site,' a senior police officer said. Balwant and Raviranjan were the shooters who accompanied Tauseef, police sources said. Abhishek drove the motorcycle in which Balwant and Raviranjan escaped from the hospital after the murder. Police have also recovered two pistols, one country-made firearm, two magazines, and four live cartridges from the scene. 'During preliminary interrogation, the arrested individuals admitted to their involvement in the July 17 murder of Chandan Mishra at Paras Hospital,' an officer said. Sweety Kumari reports from West Bengal for The Indian Express. She is a journalist with over a decade of experience in the media industry. Covers Crime, Defence, Health , Politics etc and writes on trending topics. With a keen eye for investigative and human-interest stories. She has honed her craft across diverse beats including aviation, health, incidents etc. Sweety delivers impactful journalism that informs and engages audiences. Sweety Kumari is a graduate of Calcutta University with an Honors degree in Journalism from Jaipuria College and a PG in Mass Communication from Jadavpur University. Originally from Bihar, she is brought up in Kolkata and completed her education from Kendriya Vidyalaya SaltLake. Multilingual, Sweety is fluent in English, Hindi, Bengali, and Maithili. She started her career as an Entertainment and lifestyle journalist with a newsportal in Kolkata. She is working with The Indian Express for 8 years now. ... Read More
Indian Express
22-07-2025
- Indian Express
Encounter breaks out between Patna hospital shooters and police, 2 injured
An encounter broke out early Tuesday in Bhojpur district between police and three men suspected to be involved in the murder of Chandan Mishra at Patna's Paras hospital. Two of the three were injured and are undergoing treatment, while the third has been arrested, police said. The encounter took place at around 5 am along Katia Road under Bihia police station limits when a joint team of the Special Task Force (STF) and local police identified three armed individuals and ordered them to surrender, the Bihar Police said. 'The suspects responded by opening fire, prompting retaliatory action by police. In the exchange, two of the accused, Balwant Kumar Singh and Raviranjan Kumar Singh, sustained bullet injuries. Both are currently under police custody and receiving medical treatment. A third accused, Abhishek Kumar, was arrested at the site,' a senior police officer said. Police said they also recovered two pistols, one country-made firearm, two magazines, and four live cartridges from the scene. 'During preliminary interrogation, the arrested individuals admitted to their involvement in the July 17 murder of Chandan Mishra at Paras Hospital in Patna,' police said. Earlier, in a coordinated operation supported by the Kolkata Police, four other accused, including the main shooter Tauseef Badshah, were arrested on Sunday from a guest house some 280 metres from Anandapur Police Station in Kolkata. They were brought to Patna on Monday after the Alipore court in Kolkata granted two-day transit remand to Bihar Police. Following medical examinations, all four were presented before a court in Patna on Monday. 'While three of the accused were sent to judicial custody, Patna police secured remand for Tauseef for three days to conduct further interrogation in the case,' an officer in Patna said. Patna SSP Kartikeya Sharma said the remand period for Tauseef begins Tuesday, as part of efforts to further investigate the case and establish the motive and network behind the killing. 'During investigation, it was revealed that Tauseef and other suspects had gathered at the home of his cousin, Nishu Khan, where they allegedly planned the execution. After the incident, Nishu Khan (who is physically disabled) fled with Tauseef and his caretakers in his vehicle.' The officer said that both Tausheef and Nishu have previous criminal records with Tausheef having faced cases under the NDPS Act, Arms Act, and attempted murder and Nishu charged in cases related to extortion and the Arms Act. Tauseef had previously spent time in jail under the Arms Act and was released on bail in 2024. Nishu had been shot over a personal dispute around 2023 and had sustained an injury to his spine. Chandan Mishra, a paroled criminal from Buxar, was shot dead on July 17 at Patna's Paras Hospital by 5 gunned men, after he got admitted for a laparoscopic surgery on July 15. His parole was going to end on July 18, a police source had told. Mishra's father had in his police complaint identified 'Tausheef Badshah alias Nasim, along with Balwant Singh and Monu Singh' from Buxar through video footage aired in the news as three of the five shooters. Chandan had over 24 criminal cases against him, and preliminary investigations suggested that the attack was orchestrated by his a former friend-turned-foe Sheru Singh, sources said. Police said a clearer picture of connection, execution and motive between the attack will come after the interrogation of the suspects. Police investigation so far, has revealed that nine people were directly involved in the shooting. 'Additionally, others provided weapons and helped with reconnaissance,' an officer had said.
India Today
22-07-2025
- India Today
2 suspects, involved in Bihar gangster's murder, injured in police encounter
Two men suspected to be involved in the murder of Bihar gangster Chandan Mishra were injured in an encounter with the police near Bihia in Arrah city, officials said on Tuesday. The shoot-out took place around 6 am on the Bihia-Kateya road near a river, during a joint operation by the Special Task Force (STF) and local to officials, the injured suspects — identified as Balwant and Raviranjan — were part of the gang that gunned down Chandan Mishra, a convicted murderer who was out on parole, inside a private hospital in Patna on July a resident of Buxar, was allegedly directly involved in the hospital shootout, while Raviranjan hails from Bihia in Arrah district. During the encounter, both suspects sustained bullet injuries — Raviranjan was shot in the thigh while Balwant received gunshot wounds in his arms and legs, officials injured men were initially taken to Bihia hospital around 6.25 am and later referred to Arrah for better treatment under tight police security. A third criminal, named Abhishek Kumar, has also been arrested, police said. Chandan Mishra, a resident of Buxar district, was serving his sentence in Beur Jail and had gone to the hospital for treatment when he was shot dead. CCTV footage of the incident, which went viral on social media, showed five armed men storming into the ICU and opening fire at Mishra at point-blank the Bihar Police, in a joint operation with the Kolkata Police Special Task Force (STF), arrested Tauseef alias Badshah — the prime accused — along with his cousin Nishu Khan and two aides, Harsh and Bhim, from Kolkata. Tauseef was sent to a three-day police remand while the others were remanded to judicial SSP Kartikeya K Sharma confirmed that Tauseef and Nishu were wanted in multiple cases, including those under the Arms Act and the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act. Police sources said that four other shooters seen in the CCTV footage have been identified and efforts are on to trace also said that the conspiracy to kill Mishra was hatched at the residence of Tauseef's cousin Nishu Khan in Samanpura locality of Patna. Khan, however, denied any involvement in the conspiracy and refuted the Patna Police's claim that a meeting took place at his five policemen, including a sub-inspector, two ASIs, and two constables, were also suspended for dereliction of duty in connection with the murder of the gangster."They have been suspended with immediate effect for dereliction of duty in connection with the murder of the convict inside a top private hospital on Thursday. The personnel were posted at Shastri Nagar police station," Patna (Central) Superintendent of Police Diksha told news agency PTI.- EndsMust Watch
