Four criminals shot at a hotel owner Sunil Kesari at his hotel at Garhwa town on Friday night. The hotel owner received a gunshot injury in his left hand and was immediately rushed to Garhwa hospital.
Taking quick action Garhwa police arrested all the criminals involved in the crime from Sonpurva Mohalla near Garhwa Railway Station within four hours of the crime. Arrested criminals were identified as Chhotu Dubey (22),Vikki Khan (21), Ashu Pandey (18) and Chhotu Tiwari (23) all natives of Garhwa town.
On Friday at around 9 pm three youths arrived at Jawahar Bhojnalya (Hotel) located at the heart of Garhwa town. Youths ordered the owner for serving mutton. He said that mutton is consumed but chicken is available. This led to an argument between Sunil and youths. Then the three youths left from there asking to teach Sunil a lesson.
Around 10 pm three youths wearing mask again came in the hotel and fired at Sunil and escaped from there, Garhwa thana in-charge Ashok Kumar Singh said. Doctor Piyush Pramod said that Sunil received gunshot injury at his left hand and he is out of danger.
Police also recovered the pistol used in the crime, one live cartridge, one empty cartridge and four mobile phone from them. Police registered a case in the connection under sections of 307/34 IPC and 27 Arms Act against the criminals. Police sent them to judicial custody.