The STF Karnal team has arrested Rahul, a sharpshooter from Gudha village, after an encounter in the Deepak alias Bhanja murder case. The STF had received information about Rahul being in Gohana. He was planning to commit a crime. When the team reached near the Barota bypass on the Rohtak-Panipat highway to arrest him, he opened fire on the police.
The police took defensive action, and he was shot in the leg, after which he was arrested. The criminal was taken to Bhagat Phool Singh Government Women’s Medical College Hospital. Rahul is associated with the notorious gangster Rakesh alias Pampu gang of Panipat.
On February 27, Deepak alias Bhanja of Guhana village was shot dead with 14 bullets in Kumaspur. Murthal’s Mandeep was also attacked. Rahul of Gudha village was also an accused in this incident. He has been absconding from police custody since the incident. On Wednesday night, the STF Karnal team received input about sharpshooter Rahul being near the Barota bypass on the Rohtak-Panipat highway in Gohana. He was planning to commit a crime.
The STF team reached out to arrest him. Seeing the police, he ran away from the bypass towards Barota village. He fired two rounds at the police. The STF team also fired three rounds in retaliation. Rahul was arrested after he was shot in the leg. There are 10-11 cases registered against him, including murder and robbery. He has been referred from Civil Hospital Gohana to Bhagat Phool Singh Government Women’s Medical College Hospital.