Police nabbed four wanted criminals after a gunfight in the Madhupur forest road in the district in the wee hours of Wednesday. The four criminals were accused of murdering a youth in Brajrajnagar on Tuesday evening.
The four arrestees were identified as Ananta Dhal, Rafiq Ansari, Sailendra Patra and Nishi Singh.
Sources said the four youths opened fire at one Mantu Ghose inside a snacks shop in Brajarajpur main market. Mantu was shot dead while he was paying his bills at the hotel.
A CCTV camera at the shop captured the entire incident. Mantu was the brother of a notorious criminal of Brajrajnagar Sonu Ghosh.
Informed about the incident, a police team reached the spot and launched a hunt to nab the suspects. After getting some leads from the CCTV camera, police raided several suspected hideouts of the town to trace the criminals.
The police teams had a faceoff with the criminals while they were hiding in the Madhupur forest area. Initially, the criminals opened fire at the police team to escape but were injured in the retaliatory firing by the cops.. Besides, the four accused, a policeman Chudamani Mahananda also sustained injuries during the encounter.
Northern Range DIG Himansu Lal said, “This is a gang war. Efforts would be made to completely end the gang wars..Such encounters are occurring frequently. After releasing from jail, criminals are again back on the streets. We would ensure that such thing would not be repeated. We would make our best effort. Stress would be laid to end the gang wars,” he said.