Just a day after the alleged shooters of Anupam Nagar firing incident were apprehended, police have arrested four natives of Jharkhand and claimed of cracking the shootout incident which took place last month at lalpur English wine shop.
The accused were also involved in loot of Rs 18 lakh cash from an English wine shop manager at gunpoint at Mahasamund, Inspector General of Police (Raipur) Pradeep Gupta informed reporters during a press conference held here on Monday.
“Five pistols with its live rounds, the bike used in the incident at Raipur and cash Rs 10,000 was seized from the accused persons who were involved in fire and loot incident at lalpur English wine shop located on the outskirts of Raipur city,” the IGP said.
One of the held persons is a minor, he said while adding that the gang has confessed to their involvement in similar loot incidents committed not only in Chhattisgarh but also in Jharkhand.
They were identified as Karan alias Makhan alias Raju native of Palamu, Jharkhand, Pradeep Dom of Garhwa Jharkhand, Kundan of Palamu and one minor boy of Aurangabad Bihar, the IGP informed.
According to Superintendent of Police (SP) Mahasamund, Neha Champavat, the CCTV footages gathered from the crime spot played a crucial role in solving the case.
Meanwhile Superintendent of Police Raipur, Sanjeev Shukla told reporters that 19 criminal cases were registered against Karan in different police stations of Jharkhand, while Pradeep was wanted in 5 cases and the held minor was wanted in 7 different cases registered against him.