Overview
- Bokaro police in Jharkhand, which arrested seven suspects on Thursday, say the group worked for the Aman Sahu and Prince Khan modules.
- Prince Kumar Gupta, identified as the local mastermind, was shot in the leg after he opened fire during a police search for hidden weapons.
- Officers formed a Special Investigation Team that used CCTV and phone tracking to seize mobiles, SIM cards, firearms and cash from the Bokaro network.
- In Khargone, Madhya Pradesh police arrested a large group accused of posing as the Lawrence Bishnoi gang after gunmen fired at an industrialist’s home and a caller using a foreign WhatsApp number demanded ₹10 crore.
- Police say the Khargone plot grew from a financial dispute led by Lokendra Panwar and Sachin Patidar, and they are still chasing absconders tied to wider inter-district links.