In connection with the shootout incident outside Roorkee jail between two notorious Cheenu Pandit and Sunil Rathi gangs, resulting in three deaths on Tuesday, Haridwar police have arrested four persons named Sunil Tomar, native of Baghpat (Uttar Pradesh), Sunil Rana, native of Bhajanpura (New Delhi), Amit alias Bhoora, native of Muzaffarnagar (UP) and Mahkar alias Pappu, resident of Haridwar and recovered Warna Car (Dl 1TA-5538), two Scorpio cars, weapons, bullets and cash worth Rs one lakh from their possession, said Haridwar Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Sadanand Date on Saturday.
Police are working on several angles, but involvement of the jail officials in the form of assisting the criminal Sunil Rathi in the shootout incident outside the jail campus cannot be ruled out either, he added.
Police received a tip- off that some criminals connected with this incident were roaming around Roorkee to distribute money among the criminals who were involved in shootout incident outside the jail campus. Police acted swiftly and arrested these accused. In course of the investigation as based on electronic surveillance, police got some names Ajat, Vishwas, Amit, Sunil Tomar, Mahkar and Sunil Rana who were also involved in this incident.
It was also revealed that three shooters named Amit, Vishwas and Ajit were involved in shooting outside the jail campus. Police are still working on to arrest accused- Sachin, Devpal, Sushil Gujjar, Arvind and Satish who have been absconding since the crime. The district police have formed several teams, including Special Operation Group and Special Task Force, to get into the bottom of the case.
The teams are being deployed at various places across the State and the neighbouring districts of Uttar Pradesh to nab the criminals. The 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.
“Moreover, a case Sections 302, 307, 147, 148, 120b of IPC were registered against seven named accused- Baghpat natives Rajbala, Sunil Rathi, Sachin Khokhar alias Monu; Saharanpur natives Sushil Gujjar, Devpal Rana; Shamli native Sathish, Arvind and other unidentified persons in the Gangnahar –Roorkee- police station. All possible measures are being taken to arrest the rest of the accused. District police are also in touch with their counterparts from neighbouring districts of UP, Harayana and New Delhi to have the culprits brought to book,” he added.