Former Congress MlA KN Tripathy had a miraculous escape last night when his four wheeler was stoned by a gang of criminals numbering 5 in a bid to stop it for the loot said sources.
The sources said around 10.45 last night, Tripathy’s four wheeler crossed latehar and some few kilometers away from latehar a stone hit his vehical damaging the glass pane of his vehicle. Sources said that the stone hit the vehicle with great force, that it went past and hit the driver of Tripathy.
Tripathy speaking to The Pioneer said, “I started around 9 at night for Daltonganj from Ranchi and there were two armed police guards with me. Some few kilometers away from latehar I understand that I heard a sound similar to a gun shot. Then came one stone. The stone came like missile or rocket. My drive escaped from getting hurt”.
When specifically asked if his four wheeler had any gun shot mark, Tripathy replied in negative. He said his two body guards got down from the vehicle and chased and caught one Keshwar Yadav alias Guddu whom every one believed was a part of 5 man gang, which had tried to stop his vehicle by pelting stone at it.
Tripathy said, “I tried to speak to SP latehar but in vain. It was DIG Saket who took my call and spoke to Manika police station where I handed this Keshwar Yadav to the Manika police station.”
The Congress leader also agreed that this incident occurred with a motive of robbery on NH 75.