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Jharkhand: Main shooter in businessman murder injured in encounter, 3 others nabbed
Dhanbad (Jharkhand), Sep 17 (PTI) The main shooter in the murder of a Jamshedpur-based businessman has been injured in an encounter with Jharkhand Police in Dhanbad, a senior officer said on Thursday.
Sagar Singh alias Shibu, a native of Sultanpur district of Uttar Pradesh, was the main shooter in the Nikhar Sablok murder case. He, along with his associates, had been hiding in an apartment in Hathbari More in Nirsa police station area for the last few days, Dhanbad Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Prabhat Kumar told PTI.
“After verifying the information of his hiding in the apartment, a police team cordoned off the complex and launched a raid on Wednesday. Realising that he had been cornered, Sagar opened fire on the police personnel and, in retaliatory fire, sustained a gunshot wound on his foot,” the SSP added.
