BHU: Shooter held after encounter, cop injured

VARANASI: The Lanka police arrested one in all two Bihar-based shooters concerned in the killing of expelled scholar Gaurav Singh on Banaras Hindu University’s campus on April 2, in alternate of fireplace late on Friday night time.

The shooter, known as Rupesh Verma alias Shani, suffered bullet accidents in the alternate of fireplace with police close to Lautubir culvert on National Highway-2. However, his accomplice controlled to escape.


A pistol, live cartridges and a stolen motorbike were recovered from his ownership.

An SI sustained bullet accidents in hand in the firing.


SSP Anand Kulkarni, on Saturday, stated, all the way through a vehicle-checking pressure close to Lautubir culvert, two bike-born youths handed in the course of the area. When police tried to prevent them, they opened indiscriminate hearth and tried to escape. One police subinspector ID Dubey suffered bullet accidents in hand.


When the police retaliated in equivalent style, one in all shooters suffered bullet accidents in leg and fell on highway while other controlled to escape. The police rushed the injured policeman and the shooter to an area sanatorium.


Shani divulged the identify of his accomplice, who controlled to escape as Raja Dubey alias Ravan. Both are the natives of Buxar in Bihar district. During police interrogation, Rupesh confessed that he and Ravan were called from Bihar by means of a jailed prison Pavan to kill Gaurav. Police had already arrested Kumar Mangalam, Rupesh Tiwari and Abhishek Tripathi in Gaurav homicide case. Shani stated that Gaurav had a monopoly in trade of extorting money from medicine traders in Lanka area. When Mangalam and his accomplice also tried to problem monopoly of Gaurav their enmity took unpleasant turn. Later, Mangalam’s jailed pal Pavan asked Shani to return with Ravan to get rid of Gaurav.


Kulkarni stated that police had introduced a money praise of Rs 25,000 on Shani. He had four prison cases registered with Lanka police while his prison historical past may be being sought from Bihar police.
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