Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Jan 17: Making all out efforts, Samba police has solved Akshay murder case of Gudwal Ramgarh. Police has arrested four accused, seized two pistols, three magazines, seven live rounds, one Toka and one vehicle used in the commission of crime.
The arrested persons have been identified as Atul Choudhary alias Ravi son of Mohan Lal of Trindian Ramgarh, Arun Choudhary alias Abu Jatt, son of Budhi Singh of Khor tehsil, RS Pura district Jammu, Sahil Sharma alias Gilka son of Rakesh Kumar resident of Vijaypur near Railway Fatak, and Rajesh Kumar alias Chhotu alias Mahi Dhillon, son of Sat Pal also of Vijaypur near JKBOSE.
SSP Samba, Benam Tosh told reporters here today that on December 25 last year around 6 pm, Akshay Sharma, son of Banarsi Dass of Gudwal was brutally murdered by a group of criminals who fired upon him with country-made pistols and also attacked with ‘Toka’ at Gudwal Ramgarh and after committing crime, the accused fled away from the scene of the crime. Police had registered a case FIR No. 93/2023 U/S 302, 148, 149 IPC, 3/4/25 Arms Act at Police Station Ramgarh, started investigation and conducted raids at suspected hideouts in and outside JK UT and succeeded in arresting four accused and seizing weapons of offence and vehicle used. Further investigation is underway, SSP added.
He said during the raid conducted by Samba police at suspected hideout i.e. hotel Bharat in Amritsar, hiding hardcore criminal Atul Choudhary alias Ravi and Arun Choudhary alias Abu Jatt fired upon police party due to which one cop Indu Bhushan of PS Ramgarh sustained bullet injury. Even after getting injured, the gallant official and his colleagues displayed exemplary bravery, pounced upon the dreaded criminals and caught hold of them. Injured official had to be admitted to Amandeep Hospital Amritsar where he was operated upon and bullet was removed. He has now been discharged from hospital, SSP added.
A separate case of attempt to murder/ Arms Act has been registered at Police Station Civil Lines Amritsar, Punjab the accused were arrested in that case first and now custody has been transferred and they have been arrested in Akshay murder case FIR No. 93/2023 U/S 302,148, 149 IPC, 3/4/25 Arms Act of PS Ramgarh, police said. Earlier, raids were conducted to arrest them at Chandigarh hideout, but they had escaped, police added, SSP said.
Benam Tosh said that investigation of Akshay murder case is being conducted by police in highly professional manner and all criminals involved in murder case and their supporters, abettors and harbourers would be arrested under law.
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