GRP Opens 10 Rounds Of Fire To Nab Signal Tampering Suspects
The GRP police immediately opened 10 rounds of fire and the suspects escaped under the cover of darkness.
Vijayawada: The Government Railway Police opened 10 rounds of fire at two suspects who were allegedly trying to tamper with railway signals to stop trains and loot passengers at the Aluru railway gate near Nidubrole railway station in Ponnuru mandal of Guntur district during the early hours of Tuesday.
According to GRP DSP Akkeswara Rao, personnel were maintaining a close vigil at night following frequent incidents of robbers stopping trains and looting passengers. They spotted two persons under suspicious circumstances carrying tools allegedly meant for cutting electric wires and other equipment. When GRP personnel attempted to apprehend them, the suspects allegedly pelted stones at the police.
The GRP personnel then opened 10 rounds of fire, following which the suspects escaped under the cover of darkness.
Ponnuru police registered a case, and special teams have been formed to trace and apprehend the suspects.
