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Gulzar, the main accused who hired the declaration killers. (File)
The Friday’s effort connected TMC councillor Sushant Ghosh’s beingness successful Kasba, Kolkata, was not the first. It was the 3rd execution effort connected him successful the past 5 months, according to Kolkata Police. Also, each the 3 attempts connected the TMC leaders’ beingness — archetypal successful July and past successful October this twelvemonth — were made by members of a Bihar-based criminal, Pappu Chowdhury, who was hired by the main accused, Md Afroz alias Gulzar. Gulzar and Ghosh are said to beryllium progressive successful a onshore dispute.
So far, Kolkata Police has arrested 3 persons — Md Afroz alias Gulzar, who had allegedly hired the Bihar-based criminals to termination Ghosh; Yuvraj Kumar Singh, a subordinate of the Pappu Chowdhury gang, whose weapon malfunctioned astatine the past minute, and proving live-saver for Ghosh; and taxi operator Ahmed Khan. While Gulzar and Ahmed Khan are section residents, Yuvraj is from Bihar.
“During interrogation, Gulzar initially claimed that helium had hired the killers for Rs 10 lakh. Later, helium changed his connection and said that killers were fixed Rs 50 lakh. The scooter, which was utilized by shooter Yuvraj, was bought by Gulzar conscionable a week earlier the execution effort and its fig sheet was changed,” said a constabulary officer, adding the scooter was recovered connected Tuesday.
The nexus of the Bihar-based transgression pack successful the lawsuit came to airy aft Yuvraj got arrested, the serviceman said.
Ghosh narrowly escaped the assassination effort successful beforehand of his residence successful Kasba country of Kolkata connected Friday evening aft the shooter’s weapon malfunctioned. The shooter was chased by Ghosh and residents of the country and was handed implicit to the police.
The shooter was identified arsenic Yuvraj Singh, who told the constabulary that helium and 3 different members of Pappu Chowdhury pack had travel to Kolkata from Vaishali successful Bihar to termination Ghosh. While Yuvraj has been arrested, the 3 others, including Sushil and Chandu, are yet to beryllium traced.
A squad of Kolkata Police besides visited Bihar to hint the different accused.
“There successful Bihar, we recovered that shooter Yuvraj was a caller enlistee of the gang. We besides came to cognize that determination are implicit 40 cases against the remaining 3 radical successful antithetic constabulary stations successful Bihar. We learnt that the 4 members of the pack aft reaching Kolkata changed their SIM cards, which Gulzar gave to them,” said a constabulary officer.
According to constabulary sources, different sanction has besides cropped up successful the investigation.
“Zulkar is progressive successful Friday’s incidental astatine Kasba. There are much than 150 cases against him,” said a source.
According to the investigators, a property quality betwixt Gulzar and the TMC councillor was the crushed down the crime.
“However, we are trying to find retired the nonstop crushed that led Gulzar to prosecute killers from Bihar to destruct Ghosh,” said a elder constabulary officer.
The engagement of Bihar-based criminals person raised superior concerns with the constabulary coming nether the disapproval from ruling TMC leaders.
Senior TMC person Sougata Roy expressed his frustration, saying, “People wage salaries to the police. They did a commendable occupation during Durga Puja, but however tin 9mm pistols from Bihar participate Bengal? What are these constabulary doing? Can’t they halt it?”
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