Varanasi: Within 24 hours of the murder of one Vikky Singh (22) in Bhava Babhni village under Jigna police station of Mirzapur district on Wednesday, the Manihan and Lalganj police caught the main accused and leader of gamblers gang Prashant Mishra alias Kalli after an encounter near Kushiyara Fall on Thursday.Kalli, who sustained bullet injuries in his legs, was rushed to the district hospital.Earlier, Mirzapur SP Abhinandan had suspended four policemen including SO Jigna in connection with the murder.On Wednesday evening, Vikky had gone to a pond on the village outskirts where Kalli and his gang members used to do gambling. Here Vikky and Kallis gang members had an altercation over a monetary dispute after which Kalli and three other assailants sprayed Vikky with bullets and fled the scene. Vikky was rushed to a hospital where the doctors declared him brought dead.On being informed, Mirzapur SP reached the site. On the complaint of Vikkys father Ajit Singh a named FIR against Kalli, Abhimanyu Singh, Akhilesh Singh and one other was lodged with Jigna police station. On finding out about the activities of Kallis gambling gang, the SP ordered for the suspension of SO Jigna Ravikant Mishra, sub-inspector Rajendra Ram, beat constables Sarvesh Kumar and Komal Pal for failing to check the activities of this gang.The SP said that one of the teams engaged to arrest the accused received inputs regarding the presence of Kalli near Kushiyara Fall. The team, led by inspector Manihan VK Chaurasia and SO Lalganj Ajit Kumar Srivastava cordoned the area. On being surrounded by the police, Kalli tried to escape by opening fire on the police. In retaliatory firing by the police, Kalli suffered bullet injuries in his legs and was arrested. A country-made revolver and live cartridges were recovered from him. Kallis criminal record is being collected while a manhunt to nab other accused has been intensified, said the SP.We also published the following articles recentlyMurder accused evading arrest for 17 years arrested in JammuA murder suspect who had been evading arrest for 17 years was captured by the police in Jammu and Kashmirs Kishtwar district. The accused, Altaf Hussain, was apprehended in Jammu after residing in Garmal, Doda. The arrest was made by a team led by inspector Parvaiz Ahmed Khanday, under the supervision of deputy superintendent Ishan Gupta. Senior superintendent of Police (SSP) Kishtwar, Khalil Poswal, emphasized the importance of justice and the commitment of law enforcement agencies to pursue it.ATM heist: Gang altered car exterior to skirt attention, outfoxed by policeA gang that targeted an SBI ATM in Nagpur and stole Rs 32 lakhs was arrested by police in Indore while trying to escape to Rajasthan. The gang had changed the cars appearance and number plate to avoid detection. The authorities became suspicious when they noticed missing digits on the number plate. The gang members, who are from Haryana and Rajasthan, have confessed to targeting ATMs in various cities. The police recovered cash, firearms, gas cutters, and materials used to modify the car. Two accomplices managed to escape.5 members of gang that stole 150 high-end cars in Delhi-NCR arrestedA gang of car thieves, who used software-based hacking devices to steal over 150 high-end cars in Delhi-NCR, has been arrested. The gang members sold the stolen vehicles in different states. Two on-board diagnostics devices used to generate electronic keys were recovered. The suspects were caught while investigating a vehicle theft case in August. The gang used tools like magnets, long screwdrivers, and smart keys to open locked cars. The stolen cars were sold with forged engine and chassis numbers and fake documents.

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