Overview
- Police say the alleged attack took place on June 5 when two men fired five rounds outside an Indian Air Force officer’s home in Satna in an attempt to kill him.
- Mumbai Police located and detained the two suspects in the Kala Ghoda area of South Mumbai after receiving technical inputs about a grey Tata Nexon linked to the case.
- The arrested men were identified as Amarsingh Ashoksingh Parihar, 25, and Abhigyan Sankatmochan Tripathi, 23, both residents of Satna district, and were produced before a Mumbai court to obtain transit remand.
- Authorities say the suspects posted a social-media video threatening police before switching off their phones and going into hiding, and the case is registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the Arms Act.
- Satna Police have taken custody for further investigation and custodial questioning while the operation highlights growing use of cyber teams, vehicle tracking and local informants in cross-state policing.