AURANGABAD: The Nanded police on Tuesday open fired on a fleeing murder accused named Sonu, but instead injured one of the three accomplices who were helping Sonu flee. Finally, after a chase, Sonu was nabbed.
In the firing incident, the police have registered a case of attempt to murder and using criminal force to deter a public servant from performing his duty against the three men helping Sonu flee.
Sonu, alias Bhong Rajendrasingh Chavan, is a 20-year-old hardened criminal on police record and the key accused in the Zameer Baig murder case.
On July 6, Baig, a 35-year-old autorickshaw driver, was stabbed within the limits of the Wazirabad police station, after he allegedly refused to give Rs 100 to Sonu and his 17-year-old friend.
The injured driver was admitted to a hospital, but he succumbed on July 17, following which, the attempt to murder charge against Sonu was turned into a murder case. Superintendent of police Pramodkumar Shewale said: “Initially, the attempt to murder case was registered against unidentified suspects. After the investigation revealed Sonu and his accomplice’s role, they were named as accused in the murder of the autorickshaw driver.”
Police teams then launched a manhunt for Sonu and the minor accomplice. On Tuesday, the Wazirabad police received a tip that the duo was hiding in a house in Sakhojinagar. Senior inspector Jagdish Bhandarvar told TOI: “When our team reached the hideout on Tuesday morning, Sonu threatened the policemen with a sword. He managed to flee, while his minor accomplice was rounded up.”
While the police teams continued to chase Sonu, he managed to evade them for a while, before being spotted on a bike with three other accomplices near the Maltekdi bridge. These accomplices were helping him flee.
Police teams started tailing the bike. But as soon as the cops got near, Sonu allegedly tried to attack them with the sword. “Not taking any chance, our policeman fired a round. We suspect that it hit one of the three accused helping Sonu flee on the leg. They went on for a while and then dropped off Sonu before fleeing themselves,” said Nanded range IGP Nisar Tamboli. The police teams soon nabbed Sonu.
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