Overview
- Police took the arrested prime suspect to a canal bank late Thursday night to recover the alleged murder weapon, and officials say he produced a hidden firearm and opened fire at officers.
- Officers returned fire, injuring the suspect in the leg and leaving a bullet hole in a Ghosi police vehicle, according to police statements.
- The wounded man received first aid at Ghosi Primary Health Centre and was moved to Jehanabad Sadar Hospital where security was tightened and media access restricted.
- Police say the operation was led by a Special Investigation Team and followed interrogation in which the suspect guided officers to multiple locations before the weapon’s hiding place was found.
- Reports vary on the names used for the accused and the victim across agency feeds, and police have registered the suspect under murder and Arms Act sections and plan to produce him in district court after medical discharge.