An encounter broke out early Tuesday morning between police and three men suspected to be involved in the murder of Chandan Mishra at Patna’s Paras hospital.
Two of the three who were injured in the exchange of fire that took place at around 5 am in Bhojpur district have been hospitalised for treatment, while the third has been arrested, police said.
The encounter took place under the Bihia police station limits after a joint team of the Special Task Force (STF) and local police identified three armed individuals and ordered them to surrender, the police said.
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“The suspects responded by opening fire, prompting retaliatory action by police. In the exchange, two of the accused, Balwant Kumar Singh and Raviranjan Kumar Singh, sustained bullet injuries. Both are currently under police custody and receiving medical treatment. A third accused, Abhishek Kumar, was arrested at the site,” a senior police officer informed media, adding that “arrested individuals admitted to their involvement in the July 17 murder of Chandan Mishra at Paras Hospital in Patna”.
Police also stated they recovered two pistols, one country-made firearm, two magazines, and four live cartridges from the scene.
On Sunday, four other accused, including the main shooter Tauseef Badshah, were arrested from a guest house about 280 metres from Anandapur Police Station in Kolkata in a coordinated operation supported by the Kolkata Police.
They were brought to Patna on Monday after the Alipore court in Kolkata granted two-day transit remand to Bihar Police.
Following medical examinations, all four were presented before a court in Patna on Monday.
“While three of the accused were sent to judicial custody, Patna police secured remand for Tauseef for three days to conduct further interrogation in the case,” an officer in Patna said.
Meanwhile, Patna SSP Kartikeya Sharma said the remand period for Tauseef begins Tuesday as part of efforts to investigate the case further and uncover the motive and network behind the killing.
“During investigation, it was revealed that Tauseef and other suspects had gathered at the home of his cousin, Nishu Khan, where they allegedly planned the execution. After the incident, Nishu Khan (who is physically disabled) fled with Tauseef and his caretakers in his vehicle,” informed an officer.
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He also said that both Tauseef and Nishu are history-sheeters with Tauseef facing cases under the NDPS Act, Arms Act, and attempted murder. He had spent time in jail under the Arms Act and was released on bail in 2024.
Nishu had been charged in cases related to extortion and the Arms Act and also been shot over a personal dispute around 2023 in which he sustained an injury to his spine.
Chandan Mishra was a paroled criminal from Buxar who was shot dead on July 17 at Patna’s Paras Hospital by five gunned men. He had got admitted to the hospital for a laparoscopic surgery on July 15. His parole was going to end on July 18, a police source had said.
In his police complaint, Mishra’s father had identified “Tauseef Badshah alias Nasim, along with Balwant Singh and Monu Singh” from Buxar through video footage from the CCTV cameras which was aired in the news.
Chandan had over 24 criminal cases slapped against him. Preliminary police investigations suggested that the attack was orchestrated by a former friend-turned-foe, Sheru Singh.
Police said further interrogation of the suspects will reveal a clearer picture of connection, execution and motive between the attack. So far, it has revealed that a total of nine people were involved in the shooting of Chandan.
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