In connection with the shootout incident outside Roorkee jail between two notorious Cheenu Pandit and Sunil Rathi gangs, resulting in three deaths on August 5, Haridwar police are still clueless about the absconding accused of this case. Moreover, in order to strengthen the security outside the jail premises, the State Police have decided to establish police posts outside the district jails across the State.
A proposal on this matter has already been sent to the State Government, said State Additional Director General of Police (law and order) Ram Singh Meena on Wednesday. However, some notorious criminals, including Sunil Rathi, who had remained locked in Roorkee jail, have been shifted to Pauri and other district jails in the aftermath of the gang-war that created ripples and anguish across the State.
Taking cognisance of the case, an FIR under sections 302, 307, 147, 148, 120b of IPC was lodged against seven named accused- Baghpat natives Rajbala, Sunil Rathi, Sachin Khokhar alias Monu; Saharanpur natives Sushil Gujjar, Devpal Rana; Shamli native Sathish, Arvind and some other unidentified persons in the Gangnahar –Roorkee police station.
Meena said all possible measures are being taken by the district police to arrest the absconding accused of the case. Haridwar police are also in touch with their counterparts from neighbouring districts of UP and other states as regards the case. Based on received information, teams are being sent from time to time to various places across the state as well as to the neighbouring districts of Uttar Pradesh to nab the accused.
Moreover, several teams, including Special Operation Group and Special Task Force, are working on to get into the bottom of the case. The Haridwar police officers have been directed to ensure that the works entrusted to these teams in regard to this case are completed within the stipulated time- frame, he added.
He further said police posts will be established to strengthen the security outside the premises of district jails in the State.
It should be mentioned here that in regards to this case, the Haridwar police had arrested five persons, including Sunil Tomar, Sunil Rana, Amit alias Bhoora and Mahkar alias Pappu and impounded a Warna Car, two Scorpio cars, weapons, bullets and cash worth Rs one lakh from their possession on August 9. During investigation, it was also revealed that three shooters -Amit, Vishwas and Ajit- were involved in the shooting incident outside the jail campus. Police are still working on to arrest the accused- Sachin, Devpal, Sushil Gujjar, Arvind and Satish, who have been absconding since the day the crime was committed.