Four accused held after two shootouts
Karnal, Sept. 11 -- Three persons, accused of firing at a liquor vend on September 2, were taken into police custody after they were injured in two shootouts with police teams in Kurukshetra and Karnal, while the fourth accused was arrested.
They were identified as Ravi, Prince and Mohit, all residents of Karnal district and Shunti, a native of Kurukshetra.
Police said that while Ravi was injured during a shootout with Kurukshetra police on Wednesday, Prince and Mohit also received bullet injuries in exchange of fire with Karnal police on Tuesday. Inspector Mohan Lal, CIA-2 in-charge, Kurukshetra, said that Shunti from Kunwar Kheri village, is the prime accused in the firing at liquor vend of Karnal, on whose instructions the three men orchestrated the whole crime.
"Ravi and Shunti were riding on a bike and tried to flee when they spotted us. However, their bike slipped and Ravi fired at us. The police retaliated and Ravi was injured in the process. Shunti was arrested and Ravi was taken to hospital for treatment," he added.
Meanwhile, in the Karnal case, DSP crime Rajiv Kumar said that following an input, the CIA-2 team was chasing three men near Ramba village, who were behind the shooting at the vend on NH-44. "The team tried to stop two men on a bike at a blockade, but they fired two shots that hit a police vehicle. The cops shot back in self-defence and the accused were injured. They were taken to civil hospital and are undergoing treatment," he added....
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