By Firstdespatch Desk Nov 18, 2022
Agartala, Nov 18 (FD) Tripura Police have arrested two more accused in connection with the recent shooting incident in which two persons were injured near a Dhaba at Notun Nagar area under Airport police station and recovered a pistol, a magazine and a live round from the possession of one of them on Thursday, police official said.
According to Sub-Divisional Police Officer (SDPO), Sadar, Ajay Kumar Das, the two persons- Souradeep Kar and Prantosh Das were arrested from Chinaihani area late on Thursday night in connection with the shooting incident.
Besides, a sophisticated pistol, a magazine and a live round were recovered from the procession of Prantosh Das, the SDPO said.
He said, “Both the arrestees have confessed their involvement in the crime. We found more names in connection with the incident. The incident was fallout of a dispute over internal negotiation,”
Earlier, on October 25 last, immediately after the incident, two persons- Santosh Das and Prabhakar Ghosh were arrested, the SDPO said adding, two persons- Haripada Das and Sanjay Das, who were in the same gang earlier, had sustained bullet injuries in the incident.
Speaking to the media, the SDPO said, police received secret information on Thursday night that the two accused persons- Souradeep Kar and Prantosh Das, who were on the free run, were seen in the area. Finally, they were arrested. The live cartridges would be sent to the Forensic Laboratory; prima facie it appeared that similar bullets were used in the shooting incident.
The SDPO also said, both Souradeep Kar and Prantosh Das would be produced before court demanding police remand. FD PD JK