As many as 12 persons have been booked for attempt to murder after a mob reportedly attacked a Meghalaya Police team and tried to free an ATM robbery accused from their custody in Haryana’s Nuh on Tuesday. During the confrontation, police had to open fire in self-defence to control the situation. One youth was injured in the firing.
According to Nuh Police, the incident took place in the Pinangwa police station area near Sikrawa village. A team of Meghalaya Police was taking Rahul Khan, who hails from Wajidpur village, to Meghalaya on transit remand linked to an ATM robbery case.
Nuh Additional Superintendent of Police Ayush Yadav said the incident occurred on Tuesday evening near HR-93 Donga Hotel. He added that the accused suddenly grabbed the steering wheel of the police vehicle and tried to overturn it in an apparent attempt to escape custody.
Soon after, around 20 to 30 individuals, including women, gathered at the scene and reportedly surrounded the police vehicle. The crowd attempted to snatch the keys of the vehicle and the weapons of the police personnel and tried to release the accused.
As the situation worsened and the police personnel came under attack, cops had no option but to open fire in self-defence to disperse the mob. During the firing, Tarif Khan of Sikrawa village suffered a bullet injury in his leg. He was taken to PGIMS Rohtak, where doctors said his condition is stable.
Acting on a complaint filed by Sub-Inspector Arkidalang Wahlang of the East Khasi Hills Police Station in Meghalaya, the Pinangwa police booked 12 named accused and several unidentified persons under multiple sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS), including attempt to murder.
Those named in the FIR include Naseem, Farooq, Maimuna, Saharuni, Mustakeem, Shahid, Khuddi, Khalid, Bhupat, Zafar, Tarif Khan and the accused Rahul Khan, among others.
Police teams that reached the incident site found two empty cartridges, blood samples and a blood-stained pant from the scene. A forensic team also inspected the site and gathered evidence.
Officials said accused Rahul Khan was wanted in several ATM theft cases. These include cases registered at Dwarka and Dabri police stations in Delhi and by the Special Cell in Meghalaya. Police also suspect his involvement in ATM cutting incidents reported in Assam and Arunachal Pradesh.
Nuh Police said special teams have been formed to apprehend those involved in the attack on the Meghalaya Police team. Further probe into the case is under way.
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