Four Arrested For Shooting Man Dead In Vijayapura, One Shot In leg
The police are searching for two more persons suspected to be involved in the murder, Vijayapura Superintendent of Police said on Saturday.
Vijayapura: Four persons have been arrested in connection with the murder of a man who was shot dead in Vijayapura city on November 5. One of the accused sustained a bullet injury in the leg when he allegedly tried to escape during a police operation to apprehend him.
The arrested have been identified as Sameer Mulla, Rasheed, Irshad and Khadir. The police are searching for two more persons suspected to be involved in the murder, Vijayapura Superintendent of Police said on Saturday.
Yaseen Juber of Takke village in Vijayapura taluk, was allegedly murdered as part of a revenge plot linked to an assault during the Urus at Takke village on October 18. Yaseen and his associates had allegedly attacked Sameer Mulla and his men, following which a case was registered on October 19 and four persons, including Yaseen, were arrested.
Yaseen was released on bail on October 25.
Sameer Mulla and his associates are said to have planned the murder and kept track of Yaseen's movements before carrying out the attack on November 5. Six persons are suspected to have been involved in the operation.
Rasheed was secured on Friday. Two others were also arrested later.
On Saturday, during an operation to apprehend Sameer, he allegedly tried to flee while pointing a country-made firearm at the police. The police first fired a warning shot. However, when he continued to resist and attempted to escape, the police shot him in the right leg and apprehended him. A police personnel was also injured in the altercation. Both are stable.
The police have information that the country-made firearm was procured from outside Karnataka a few days before the incident.
“We have identified two more suspects and efforts are under way to arrest them and also if any others are involved,” he added.
