22-05-2025
History-sheeter violates externment order, held in encounter in UP
Varanasi: Aurai police conducted a late-night operation, arresting Arun Kumar Sonkar, alias Jaharile Sonkar, an externed history-sheeter. The arrest followed a shootout near Ugapur on Wednesday, during which Sonkar sustained a bullet injury to his leg and was hospitalised.
Despite being externed from the district, Sonkar was found residing in Bhadohi. When police raided his location, he attempted to flee by firing at the officers.
Bhadohi SP Abhimanyu Manglik stated that on Wednesday late night, Aurai police were conducting checks on suspicious individuals and vehicles near a lawn in Ugapur. When they signaled a passerby to stop, he opened fire and attempted to flee. The police returned fire in self-defence, hitting him in the right leg, and subsequently apprehended him.
The police recovered a country-made pistol and live cartridges from the suspect and immediately rushed him to the hospital.
He was identified as Arun Sonkar from the Kansapur Husaini area. Further investigation revealed that Sonkar had 18 cases lodged against him and was also booked under the Goonda Act.
Notably, despite being banished from the district, he was found residing at his home.
Varanasi: Aurai police conducted a late-night operation, arresting Arun Kumar Sonkar, alias Jaharile Sonkar, an externed history-sheeter.
The arrest followed a shootout near Ugapur on Wednesday, during which Sonkar sustained a bullet injury to his leg and was hospitalised. Despite being externed from the district, Sonkar was found residing in Bhadohi. When police raided his location, he attempted to flee by firing at the officers.
Bhadohi SP Abhimanyu Manglik stated that on Wednesday late night, Aurai police were conducting checks on suspicious individuals and vehicles near a lawn in Ugapur.
When they signaled a passerby to stop, he opened fire and attempted to flee. The police returned fire in self-defence, hitting him in the right leg, and subsequently apprehended him. The police recovered a country-made pistol and live cartridges from the suspect and immediately rushed him to the hospital.
He was identified as Arun Sonkar from the Kansapur Husaini area. Further investigation revealed that Sonkar had 18 cases lodged against him and was also booked under the Goonda Act.
Notably, despite being banished from the district, he was found residing at his home.
