Jharkhand shooting accused nabbed

Jammu, June 13

The prime accused in the 2015 Hazaribagh court shootout, in which a gangster and his aides were killed, was arrested here, the police said on Sunday. A former Army man, Avtar Singh of Udhampur district was hired by the conspirators of the crime for his sharp-shooting skills. He took voluntary retirement from the Army after carrying out the shootout at the district court in Jharkhand. He has been handed over to the state’s police for further investigation, the police said.

Gangster Sushil Srivastava along with two of his aides was shot dead on the Hazaribagh court premises in June 2015. Three others, including a policeman and a lawyer, were injured in the incident. The shootout took place when they were coming out of the Hazaribagh district court where they had been brought from a jail to attend court hearings.

“The Jammu police identified, traced and arrested the prime accused of the 2015 Hazaribagh court shootout incident,” Jammu SSP Chandan Kohli said. — PTI