Despite claims made by Ranchi Police that all the five policemen, involved in Paliganj firing on Tuesday have been released, they are still to come back. Sarpanch Ram Nath Prasad of Nirakhpur Panchayat got killed during the anti-criminal operation, launched by a five member team of Ranchi Police to nab dreaded criminal luvkush Sharma and his associate Vipin Sharma, after he was hit by a stray bullet.
According to police sources, all the five policemen sent for the operation are still in Patna, who have been asked to remain there till investigations is completed in this regard. “let it be finished once and for all….. let the investigations be finished and let Patna Police be satisfied so that there does not remain any confusion between us in this regard,” said a senior police official requesting anonymity. It will not be feasible to call them back and send them again if there is any requirement for investigations, he said.
Patna SSP Manu Maharaj on the other hand, said that three of the five policemen involved in the firing, have been released while two of them are still being interrogated.
“Out of the five policemen apprehended after the incident, three of them have been released while the other two are still being interrogated by Paliganj police,” said Patna SSP. Meanwhile, the firearms have been sent to Forensic Science laboratory. (FSl) for further examination; anything in this regard could be said only getting reports from the FSl, said the SSP.
Investigations, according to Patna Police, were still on as they have not been able to reach at any specific conclusion so far. Ranchi Police on the other hand, going ahead with the investigations regarding alleged firing at Engineer of Road Construction department Samrendra Prasad Singh, will soon pray for taking Vipin Sharma on remand.
“We will try to take Sharma on remand by tomorrow so that we can get some leads related to the whereabouts of luv Kush Sharma,” said Ranchi SSP Kuldeep Dwivedi. SSP however, claimed that absconding luv Kush Sharma will soon be in Police net.
A team, led by officers-in-charge of Sadar and Argora police stations in Ranchi, laid a trap near Nirakhpur-Paliganj panchayat building after they received a tip-off about luvkush and his brother Vipin Sharma. As soon as the the team spotted the two and tried to stop them at around 9 pm, the duo opened fire on the police team against which they also retaliated. Sarpanch, returning home, was hit by a bullet and was later declared dead when brought to the hospital. luvkush escaped, while Vipin got arrested.
According to Police records luvkush is a dreaded criminal from Bariatu, who is wanted in several criminal cases. However, only investigations can ascertain whether it was the same luvkush who had made call to Singh or was involved in the attack on him.