Pramesh S Jain & Yogesh K Porwar
The Hanumanth Nagar police opened fire at a rowdy who attacked the police constable with dagger in a bid to escape arrest in Konanakunte in the early hours of Monday.
The accused identified as,Rahul@Star Rahul was involved in drug peddling case registered in KG Nagar and involved in over 20 criminal cases pending against him.
Senior officer told media persons,The accused recently made a video challenging that no policemen can catch him and also decided to kill his rival Bakery Raghu and uploaded the video in his social media .
A special team was formed after the video proclaiming to arrest the accused was released, police sub inspector Basavaraj Patil and his team swung into action and based on a credible information located him at an isolated area in Narayana Nagar in Konankunte where he had taken shelter.
The police team surrounded the area and announcement was made warning him to surrender.
Rahul in a bid to escape attacked Head Constable Ningappa with dagger and began to flee.Mr.Patil warned him by firing in the air and later fired at his legs to stop him from fleeing.
Both Ningappa and Rahul were rushed to hospital where they are recovering.
He even said said that Rahul was absconding in NDPS case registered in KG nagar recently and was also having 8 warrants pending against him.
Rahul has four attempt to murder cases against him and is close associate of Kulla Rizwan a notorious rowdy ‘s organised crime syndicate, which is into extortion,gambling and supply of marijuana in parts of Bangalore he added.
Finally Bengaluru Police Commissioner,Kamal Pant has appreciated Addl CP West,Sandeep Patil,DCP South,Harish Pandey,ACP,
BL Srinivasmurthy,PI, Sandeep Kumar,PSI, Basavaraj Patil,and crime staff Ningappa who has shown a brave act in risking his life and nabbing the absconding drug peddler a suitable reward will be given to the whole team for their excellent investigation in nabbing the drug Peddlers co-associate and a suitable reward will be given to the team he added.
