Four arrested with stolen gun in Ballia

About a week ago, the theft was revealed by the police on Thursday in Agarsanda village of Fafna police station area adjacent to the city. The police have arrested four thieves involved in the incident near the junior high school in Ekouni village. A stolen licensee gun, jewel, cash as well as two pistols were recovered from them. Police also arrested a shopkeeper who bought stolen jewelry.

On the night of 26 June, the thief licensed gun, jewelry and cash was stolen by breaking the grill of Vikram Upadhyay, a retired employee of the irrigation department, Agarsanda resident. Police was looking for the thieves. Meanwhile, SO (Fafna) Sasimuli Pandey was informed that some vicious criminals are busy in the verandah of junior high school behind Pahalwan Baba temple in Ekouni village for the purchase of stolen licensee gun. Police laid siege and arrested Chhattu Banwasi, Suresh Banwasi and Sanoj Banwasi, resident of Mujahi village of the police station area and Subhash Mushar, resident of Nonia Chhapra township of Sukhpura police station area. Some other items were recovered along with the stolen goods. The head of the gang is Chhattu Banavasi.

The thieves told the police that the stolen ornaments were sold for 32 thousand to the shopkeeper Brijkishore Koiri of Bahadurpur (Devakali). The police have arrested Brijkishore. The police team consisted of Mangla Prasad Upadhyay, Balram Tiwari, Ratnakar Singh, besides SI Dashrath Upadhyay and Yogendra Singh Yadav.