3 miscreants held for intimidating people with revolver, one at large
   Date :30-May-2020

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 Firearms seized by police.
 
 
Staff Reporter :
 
THREE miscreants trying to intimidate people with a country-made revolver near Kripal Chowk under Gorakhpur police station were apprehended by a joint team of Crime Branch and Gorakhpur police. The success was an outcome of information given to SP Jabalpur about some unidentified miscreants near Kripal Chowk were excessively hostile with people passing through the area. Cops have apprehended three miscreants while one remains at large against whom a massive search is on. According to information on Thursday afternoon, acting on the information about a miscreant named Rakesh Pandey trying to intimidate people near Dashmesh Dwar.
 
A joint team of Crime Branch and Gorakhpur was constituted who reached the said location. Cops found two people allegedly standing near Dashmesh Dwar. On seeing police approaching, two miscreants attempted to move out from the location. Acting promptly, cops managed to apprehend one, while his fellow associate managed to escape from the spot.
 
The miscreant nabbed by police, revealed his identity as Rakesh Pandey alias Sonu Ayodhya Prasad Pandey (28), a resident from Sharda Apartment, Gorakhpur. Cops found a country-made revolver along with live ammunition. Miscreant who managed to flee from the spot was named as Aniraj Naidu, a resident from Russel Chowk. Further cops apprehended Babal Sonkar alias Amit Pappu Sonkar (21), a resident from Khatik Mohalla and another Mukesh Patel (23), a resident from Yadav Colony area.