Overview
- Near the Anandpur embankment in Patna, police took three murder suspects into custody on Wednesday, with two arrested at the scene after an exchange of fire.
- The men were identified as Awadhesh Rao, also known as Videshiya, Pappu Rai and Deepak Kumar.
- A joint Special Task Force and local police team, acting on a tip around 2:30 a.m., cordoned the Bihta area and ordered the suspects to surrender.
- Police say the gunmen fired during a weapon recovery, so officers shot their legs and detained them, then seized a country-made pistol and a standard pistol.
- The wounded suspects were treated at the Bihta government hospital and referred to AIIMS Patna, in a case police link to a broader Bihar drive that includes a tactic of aiming at legs known as Operation Langda.