Samvad Sutra, Uruva Bazaar (Gorakhpur). Khajni police arrested the wanted person who was absconding after carrying out a fatal attack on the police on Thursday. The accused was identified as Afaruddin, a resident of Khairkatiya of Mirganj police station in Gopalganj district of Bihar. Police also recovered the pickup used in the incident from it. After interrogation, the accused was produced in the court, from where he was sent to jail.
SHO Jayant Singh said that while patrolling on the night of 21st December, the police team was investigating at Chhatai bridge. Meanwhile, when the police stopped a pickup coming from Gorakhpur, the accused, along with pickup driver Saneer Ali, resident of Dubali Narhwa Shukla, District Gopalganj Bihar and five unknown people, tried to ram the vehicle with the intention of crushing the police personnel.
They also ran away while firing from the pistol with the intention of killing. After the incident, the police registered a case and were searching for the accused. On receiving information about the arrival of the accused on December 25, the police surrounded the Aami river bridge and arrested him. The pickup used in the incident was also recovered. During interrogation, information about other accused was also obtained.