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Time of India
2 days ago
- Politics
- Time of India
Suspended cop held with cache of arms, ammo in Samastipur
Patna: A huge cache of arms and ammunition were recovered from the residence of a suspended constable, Saroj Singh, in Sultanpur Ganga diara area of Mohiuddin Nagar in Samastipur district on Friday. The raid, carried out by the joint teams of Bihar Special Task Force (STF) and district police, turned violent when Singh's supporters opened fire at the police team. The constable and his four associates were later arrested by the STF for allegedly conspiring to kill two people. The STF also recovered an AK-47 rifle, an INSAS rifle with four magazines and 70 live cartridges, a rifle, and a double-barrel gun with more than 60 live cartridges from their possession. Cash and land-related documents worth approximately more than Rs 3.5 crore were also seized from several locations in Patna and Danapur, police said. Additional director general (ADG), police headquarters (PHQ), Kundan Krishnan said, "The STF received intelligence inputs about potential threats to two people—Prince Mukhiya and Naveen Singh— residents of Sultanpur village. Acting on this information, the STF, along with special operations group (SOG)-13, SOG-06 and HIT team, conducted an early morning raid at Saroj's residence in Sultanpur village. by Taboola by Taboola Sponsored Links Sponsored Links Promoted Links Promoted Links You May Like Giao dịch CFD với công nghệ và tốc độ tốt hơn IC Markets Đăng ký Undo During the raid, a few rounds were fired from Saroj's group, but STF didn't fire a single round. " Krishnan said five people—Saroj, Parshuram Singh, Munna Yadav, Vishwajit and Nishant Kumar Rai—were involved in the firing incident. During the raid, an AK-47 rifle, one magazine, an INSAS rifle, a carbine, a .306 bore rifle, a double-barrel rifle barrel, 145 live cartridges, six magazines, a motorcycle, land documents worth Rs 3.4 crore, two cellphones and 22 fake seals were seized. "A raid was also conducted at House No. 4B in Sarita Vatika at Gardanibagh in Patna, where Rs 3.4 lakh in cash and land documents worth Rs 1.4 crore were recovered. A cash counting machine was also found at the place," ADG said. Saroj also had a rented accommodation at one Mahanand Rai's house in Naya Tola, Saguna Mor, under Danapur police station. The team also searched this place and found documents related to a land agreement worth Rs 11 lakh. The team then conducted a raid at an office of a company involved in property dealing under Rupaspur police station in Patna. From here, 40 land agreement papers worth Rs 2 crore were seized. Saroj was appointed as a constable in the Bihar Police in 2008. While stationed at the traffic police station in Jehanabad, evidence was found of his involvement in criminal activities. Subsequently, he was suspended by the Jehanabad SP on grounds of indiscipline and suspicious conduct. A total of nine criminal cases are registered against him in the Mohiuddinnagar police station area of Samastipur, including charges of attempted murder, riots, violation of the Arms Act, fraud, and other serious offences. Get the latest lifestyle updates on Times of India, along with Eid wishes , messages , and quotes !
New Indian Express
2 days ago
- New Indian Express
Suspended Bihar ASI held with AK-47, arms cache; linked to illegal arms trade, army recruitment racket
PATNA: Special Task Force (STF) of Bihar Police on Friday arrested suspended assistant sub-inspector of police (ASI) Saroj Singh and four of his associates, recovering a huge cache of sophisticated weapons, including an AK-47 assault rifle, Insas rifle, carbine, and a large number of live cartridges from his ancestral house in Samastipur district.+ Acting on a complaint lodged by Prince Singh, mukhiya (panchayat head) of Raspur Patasiya panchayat, and Navin Singh, the STF at the state police headquarters, in coordination with district police, conducted a raid at Sultanpur village under Mohiuddin Nagar police station limits early Friday. According to police sources, Saroj Singh and his associates opened fire at the police when they attempted to enter his residential premises. The police retaliated and fired in self-defence. Fortunately, no injuries were reported. The police launched a search operation after Saroj Singh and his accomplices surrendered. A press statement issued by the state police headquarters revealed the seizure of one AK-47 assault rifle, one Insas rifle, one carbine, one .306 bore rifle, one double-barrel gun, and a large quantity of live cartridges. Documents related to several plots of land were also recovered from the premises. Additionally, official seals of various government departments were found. Raids were also carried out at Saroj Singh's rented accommodation at Saguna Mor and at the office of a private real estate company located in Rupaspur, Patna. During the search, land deal documents worth Rs 2 crore were seized.
