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NDTV
24-05-2025
- NDTV
CBI Cop Attacked By Ex-Railway Gangman With Bow-Arrow Outside Lucknow Office
Lucknow: An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) with the CBI was attacked by a former railway gangman with a bow and arrow outside the agency's office in Hazratganj here following which the accused was arrested, police said on Saturday. ASI Virendra Singh (55), who suffered a chest injury in the incident on Friday, had investigated a case related to corruption in the Railways in 1993 after which the accused was dismissed from service. The accused, identified as Dinesh Murmu, had also attacked a policeman in 2005, they said. SHO of Hazratganj police station Vikram Singh told PTI that "Dinesh Murmu (65), a resident of Munger (Bihar), attacked ASI Singh with a bow and arrow outside the CBI office located on Naval Kishore Marg". The ASI is undergoing medical treatment in Lucknow, and his wound was about five centimetres deep, he said. The Station House Officer (SHO) said that Murmu has been booked for the offence of attempt to murder under the BNS and has been arrested. After completing the legal process, the accused will be sent to jail today. The SHO said that Murmu was a railway gangman when Singh had investigated a case related to corruption in 1993 and the accused was dismissed from service. According to police sources, Murmu had gone to Delhi to meet a CBI officer in 2005 and attacked a policeman, after which he was sent to jail. In 2015, he was also arrested after a dispute with a GRP jawan at Jaunpur railway station and remained in jail for about three and a half years.
Hindustan Times
24-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Fired 32 years ago, ex-railway worker attacks CBI ASI with bow and arrow in revenge in Lucknow
A former railway gangman has been arrested for allegedly attacking an assistant sub-inspector (ASI) of the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) with a bow and arrow outside the agency's office in Uttar Pradesh's Lucknow, police said on Saturday. The agency's office is situated in Lucknow's Hazratganj. The ASI, 55-year-old Virendra Singh, suffered a chest injury in the incident on Friday, according to police officials, quoted in a PTI news agency report ASI Virendra Singh had investigated a case related to corruption in the Railways in 1993 after which the accused was dismissed from service, as per the police, who added that the accused, identified as Dinesh Murmu, had also attacked a policeman in 2005. SHO of Hazratganj police station Vikram Singh told the news agency that 65-year-old Dinesh Murmu, a resident of Bihar's Munger, attacked ASI Singh with a bow and arrow outside the CBI office located on Naval Kishore Marg. The ASI is undergoing medical treatment in Lucknow, and his wound was about five centimetres deep, SHO Singh said. The Station House Officer (SHO) said that Dinesh Murmu has been booked for the offence of attempt to murder under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) and has been arrested. After completing the legal process, the accused will be sent to jail today. SHO Singh said that Dinesh Murmu was a railway gangman when ASI Virendra Singh had investigated a case related to corruption in 1993, resulting in the accused getting dismissed from service. According to police sources cited by PTI, Dinesh Murmu had gone to Delhi to meet a CBI officer in 2005 and attacked a policeman, after which he was sent to jail. In 2015, he was also arrested after a dispute with a GRP jawan at Jaunpur railway station and remained in jail for about three and a half years. A railway gangman is a railway worker responsible for maintaining the track and ensuring its safety.
The Print
24-05-2025
- The Print
ASI attacked by sacked railway gangman with bow-arrow outside CBI office in Lucknow
SHO of Hazratganj police station Vikram Singh told PTI that 'Dinesh Murmu (65), a resident of Munger (Bihar), attacked ASI Singh with a bow and arrow outside the CBI office located on Naval Kishore Marg'. ASI Virendra Singh (55), who suffered a chest injury in the incident on Friday, had investigated a case related to corruption in the Railways in 1993 after which the accused was dismissed from service. The accused, identified as Dinesh Murmu, had also attacked a policeman in 2005, they said. Lucknow, May 24 (PTI) An Assistant Sub-Inspector (ASI) with the CBI was attacked by a former railway gangman with a bow and arrow outside the agency's office in Hazratganj here following which the accused was arrested, police said on Saturday. The ASI is undergoing medical treatment in Lucknow, and his wound was about five centimetres deep, he said. The Station House Officer (SHO) said that Murmu has been booked for the offence of attempt to murder under the BNS and has been arrested. After completing the legal process, the accused will be sent to jail today. The SHO said that Murmu was a railway gangman when Singh had investigated a case related to corruption in 1993 and the accused was dismissed from service. According to police sources, Murmu had gone to Delhi to meet a CBI officer in 2005 and attacked a policeman, after which he was sent to jail. In 2015, he was also arrested after a dispute with a GRP jawan at Jaunpur railway station and remained in jail for about three and a half years. PTI AR/NAV RT RT RT This report is auto-generated from PTI news service. ThePrint holds no responsibility for its content.
Hindustan Times
23-05-2025
- Hindustan Times
Attack at Lko CBI Office: Tribal man shoots arrows at cop on duty; motive unclear
In a recreation of a Bollywood action sequence, enacted in the heart of Hazratganj, a tribal man armed with a bow and arrows attacked a police officer outside the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) office on Nawal Kishore Road on Friday. The cop was severely injured in the attack and is undergoing treatment at Syama Prasad Mukherjee Hospital on Park Road, where doctors declared the injured officer out of danger. Police took the assailant into custody and are questioning him about the motive for the attack. According to the police, the accused belongs to a tribal community which traditionally uses a bow and arrow. He was identified as Dinesh Murmu, 55, hails from Harkund Kharagpur, in Bihar's Munger district, an area bordering Jharkhand, which is known for its tribal population. Murmu fired multiple arrows at assistant sub-inspector (ASI) Virendra Singh, who was stationed as a guard at the CBI office entrance. According to an official statement by the Lucknow Police, the incident occurred at around 11:15 AM on Friday when the local police station received information about an attack on the CBI premises when the victim, Virendra Singh, 48, was sitting outside the CBI office entrance. The victim in his FIR said, 'during office gate duty, I saw a person sitting next to a tree. I asked him what he was doing there. Immediately after, he got up and attacked me with a bow and arrow, due to which I was struck in the chest. Thereafter, he fired several arrows which had iron tips attached to them.' Hazratganj Police station SHO Vikram Singh said, 'Officers responded promptly and reached the scene to find ASI Virendra Singh, wounded by an arrow. He was rushed to hospital for medical treatment where the doctors have confirmed that he is out of danger,' he added. 'Following the incident, a case under 118 (1) (voluntarily causing hurt) and 109 (1) (attempt to murder) under BNS has been registered at the Hazratganj police station, and the accused has been taken into police custody for interrogation,' said Singh. Decades-old grudge? Even though authorities have not yet disclosed the motive behind the attack and launched an investigation into the case, sources said that the incident may be tied to a 1993 entrapment case in the Indian Railways. The 1993 entrapment case Indian Railways refers to a series of train bombings that occurred in 1993, and the subsequent legal proceedings involving those accused. The CBI later took over the investigation, and the cases were clubbed together as a single conspiracy, leading to the filing of a chargesheet against 13 arrested and nine absconding accused. Investigators are now examining whether the attacker was a former railway employee and if he was directly or indirectly involved in that case. 'Authorities are currently scrutinising old case files and employment records to verify the accused's past and uncover any motive rooted in the 1993 incident. Preliminary reports indicate that the accused may have been terminated from railway service in connection with the same case,' said the source.
