Excelsior Correspondent
SAMBA, Feb 17: On the directions of SSP Samba Benam Tosh, police have arrested ringleader, Shab Ali alias “Goggu” involved in murderous attack on police party at Rajpura in the jurisdiction of Police Station, Ghagwal.
Police said on October 28 last year a team of Police Post (PP) Rajpura conducted surprise vehicle checking at naka Beinallah where bovine smuggling attempt was foiled by them and bovines were rescued. However, the notorious bovine smuggler “Goggu” fled away from the spot using his swift car. Upon reasonable suspicion, police naka party chased the car up to village Malani Rajpura where the ringleader Goggu along with other miscreants carried out murderous attack on police party and critically injured two cops including one Head Constable who sustained severe head injury.
A case FIR No. 181/2022 U/S 307/382/353/332/336/147/148 IPC was registered at Police Station (PS) Ghagwal in this regard and a Special Investigation Team (SIT) headed by Dy.SP Hqrs Samba Mohd Usman, SHO, PS Ghagwal, SI Ankush Sharma and SI Vineet Singh was constituted by SSP Samba and investigation was started.
The ringleader “Goggu” was evading arrest since commission of crime and police had been conducting raids at several places to apprehend him. With the arrest of ringleader Shab Ali alias “Goggu” son of Sher Din of Chack Hand tehsil Marheen at present Panthal Hiranagar, police have identified other accused involved in the murderous attack.
Raids are going on to apprehend all other accused persons involved in the case.
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