In a significant breakthrough, based on intelligence inputs, a dreaded contract killer was injured in an encounter with the police on Friday.
But his two associates managed to flee from the spot. The contract killer was identified as Bablu Paswan of Simdega in Jharkhand.
Police said Bablu along with his two associates had taken a ‘Supari’ to gun down an under trial prisoner (UTP), who was to be produced before the court.
The police seized a pistol two bombs and car used by the accused.
The police, who had prior information, launched blocking and frisking of vehicles at several places. When the police personnel intercepted a vehicle on suspicion at Bhanjanagar-based Nidhiapalli, bullets they were fired upon by the miscreants. The cops retaliated and in the exchange of fire, Bablu sustained bullet injuries in his legs.
However, his two accomplices managed to give the police a slip.
Police investigations revealed that Bablu was a member of People’s liberation Front of India (PlFI) and had over 40 cases, like dacoity, murder and loot, have been registered in his name in Jharkhand and even Sundargarh.
later, police, who launched a manhunt to trace Bablu’s associates, managed to nab one of the fugitives. He was identified as one Jitendra Nayak of Rourkela. Police said during interrogation of the accused it would be revealed, who had hired the Jharkhandi contract killers and whom they wanted to bump off.