In a major overnight operation, Delhi Police and Bihar Police shot dead four members of Bihar’s notorious Ranjan Pathak gang in Rohini. The gang, wanted for multiple murders and armed robberies, was allegedly planning a major crime ahead of Bihar Assembly elections
Delhi and Bihar police shot dead four members of Bihar's notorious Ranjan Pathak gang during an encounter in Rohini. Pic/screengrab from X
In a major overnight operation conducted by the Delhi Police Crime Branch, in coordination with the Bihar Police, the police personnel shot dead four members of Bihar's notorious Ranjan Pathak gang during an encounter in Rohini during the early hours of Thursday.
As reported by news agency ANI, the encounter took place around 2:20 am between Dr Ambedkar Chowk and Pansali Chowk on Bahadur Shah Marg, Rohini.
Ranjan Pathak (25), Bimlesh Mahto, alias Bimlesh Sahni (25), Manish Pathak (33), and Aman Thakur (21) have been shot dead in the encounter; as per the reports, all four of them were residents of Sitamarhi, Bihar.
#WATCH | Delhi | Delhi Police Crime Branch, in coordination with Bihar Police, shot dead four members of Bihar's notorious Ranjan Pathak gang during an encounter in Rohini at around 2:20 AM. Acting on specific intelligence inputs that the gang members were planning to carry out a… pic.twitter.com/Ct9xAITZVz
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Police officials, while highlighting the operation, said that all four were wanted in several heinous cases in Bihar, including multiple murders and armed robberies.
The gang was allegedly involved in the killings of Brahmashri Sena district head Ganesh Sharma, Madan Sharma, and Aditya Singh in Bihar.
The police further said that, “Acting on specific intelligence inputs that the gang members were planning to carry out a major criminal activity ahead of the upcoming Bihar Assembly elections, a joint team of Delhi Police Crime Branch and Bihar Police laid a trap in the area,” as cited by news agency ANI.
The officials further added that, “When the police team tried to intercept the suspects, they opened fire. The police retaliated, leading to a brief but intense exchange of fire. All four accused sustained bullet injuries and were rushed to Dr BSA Hospital, Rohini, where doctors declared them dead,” as cited by ANI.
Confirming the operation, DCP Crime Branch Sanjeev Yadav said, "Based on credible inputs regarding the movement of the Ranjan Pathak-Manish Pathak gang in Delhi, a joint team of Delhi Police Crime Branch and Bihar Police launched an operation in Rohini. During the exchange of fire, all four criminals sustained bullet injuries and later succumbed. The gang was wanted for multiple heinous offences in Bihar."
Soon after the operation was carried out around midnight, senior officials from Delhi Police and Bihar Police visited the spot, and forensic and crime scene examination teams were called in.As per the reports, the accused persons, Ranjan, Bimesh, and Aman, were wanted in several cases and were planning something big days before the Bihar assembly elections. It has also been reported that several relevant sections of the Arms Act and Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita were also registered against them in Dumra, Chaurat, Gahra and Purnahiya.
(With inputs from ANI)
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