Garage killing: Accused caught after shootout
PATNA, Oct. 26 -- A man accused of killing a garage owner was on Sunday arrested after being injured in police shooting near the four-lane highway in Kalyan Bigha, under the Bakhtiyarpur police station, on early Sunday morning, police said.
The accused was identified as Saurabh Singh, 28.
Saurabh was wanted in connection with the September 26 murder of Anjani Kumar, a garage owner shot dead in Patna's Ramkrishnagar area. According to Ayush Srivastav, SDPO-2 Barh, a joint team of the Patna Police and the Special Task Force (STF) intercepted the suspect near the road connecting the Bakhtiyarpur four-lane highway to Kalyan Bigha. During the exchange of fire, Saurabh was shot in the left leg.
"It occurred when a police team arrived at four lane highway Kalayan bigha, Saurabh Singh started firing at the police team in which the bullet hit the bonnet of the police vehicle. In self defense, the police fired back. A female sub-inspector was also injured during the confrontation. Saurabh was subsequently transported to PMCH for medical treatment," he added.
Police recovered five pistols and 14 cartridges from his possession. During the follow-up investigation, a joint raid by the STF and Patna Police led to the arrest of three suspects-Saurabh Singh (alias Saurabh Kumar), Samarth Dubey, and Deepanshu Mishra-all of whom have confessed to their involvement in Anjani Kumar's murder....
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