Protestors stormed Ratibad police station and blocked the traffic at around 1 o’clock in the night after a security guard of Van Suraksha Samiti was killed at Ratibad on Thursday. The killers are still at large.
After the administration and police intervened, the protestors were pacified. According to the police when the victim Kanta Prasad (31) along with his friend Bhanwar Singh was patrolling at Aamla forest found poachers in jeep and was shot while trying to intercept them.
Bhanwar Singh escaped unhurt and informed the incident. SDOP of Misrod Sarika Shukla told that the other security guard Bhanwar Singh is not able to provide correct details. The statements given by Bhanwar Singh are not consistence with the preliminary investigation.
Explaining about a seized jeep Shukla told that check posts were alerted a jeep carrying stolen fish was left and the miscreants escaped. There was no indication that the jeep was used in the killing.
The role of Bhanwar Singh is suspicious and it is possible that the truth will be revealed in the next 48 hours, she added.
The Station House Officer of Ratibad, Riyaz Iqbal told that the incident took place at around 6 pm the police received the information at around 7 pm. The spot where the victim was shot was 20 km from the police station due to which it took time to reach the spot for the police.
A case under section 302 of the IPC has been registered by the police and has started further investigations.