BHOJPUR POLICE ARRESTED MASTERMIND OF KAMALUCHAK SAND GHAT FIRING

BHOJPUR POLICE ARRESTED MASTERMIND OF KAMALUCHAK SAND GHAT FIRING

21-MAY-ENG 4

RAJIV NAYAN AGRAWAL

ARA---------------------------Bhojpur police arrested mastermind of the Kamaluchak Sand Ghat firing under Koelwar police station in Bhojpur district. The arrested mastermind was identified as Suraj Rai son of Police Rai of Chakia village under Doriganj police station. The police also seized a country made pistol.

SDPO-2, Ranjeet Kumar Singh said that the police got information that a mastermind of Kamaluchak Sand Ghat firing in which two persons were killed and one was injured, had taken shelter near Bindgawa Bridge under Badahara police station in Bhojpur district and he was planning to commit some crime. He at once formed a police team under him and the police conducted raid near Bindgawa Bridge and arrested Saroj Rai. The SDPO further said that Saroj Rai confessed his involvement in several cases of loot, attempt to murder and the police on his revelation recovered a country made pistol from a water filled ditch at Kamaluchak Gadahia Sand Ghat.

It may be mentioned here that two persons were killed while one injured in an exchange of fire in between two groups of Sand mafias at Kamaluchak Sand Ghat under Koelwar police station in war of attrition in the night on May 1, 2024.  An FIR has been lodged with the police under Koelwar police station in this regard. The deceased were identified as Vikas Mahato 20 son of Hungi Mahato of Chakia village under Doriganj police station in Saran district and Sudarshan Rai 40 son of Tulasi Rai of the same area while the injured was identified as Purnwasi Mahato 40 son of late Razak Mahato of Chakia village.

Tulasi Rai father of a deceased Sudarshan Rai said that his son had gone to the Kamaluchak Sand ghat at about 8pm from his house and as he reached there, firing started and he received four bullets and he died on spot. The injured Purnwasi Mahato said that he was guarding the vegetable field at the outskirt of Jamalpur village under Koelwar police station in the night and two groups were engaged in exchange of firing at some distance. He tried to escape from the scene but meanwhile he also received two bullets and was injured.

It may be said that Assistant Manager, Manipuram Bank and resident of Belbharia village under Chowk police station Maharajganj district, Uttar Pradesh and Sand ghat clerk Sanjeet Kumar, resident of Naubatpur village under the same police station in Patna district were killed in an exchange of firing in between two groups of sand mafias at Kamaluchak Sand Ghat on January 22, 2022 evening.