Rajasthan: armed men throw chilli powder on cops, shoot dead murder accused

Armed men barged inside a Rajasthan Roadways bus on Wednesday and shot dead a murder accused who was being escorted by a police team for a court hearing in Bharatpur, officials said. Another man was injured in the firing and is admitted to a hospital in a critical state, they said. Both men were accused of killing a local BJP leader in 2022.

According to police, the bus was stopped near Amoli toll plaza under Halena police station of Bharatpur by the men who came in a car and two motorcycles.

They entered the bus and hurled chilli powder on the policemen and started firing on Kuldeep Jagheena and Vijaypal, they said.

Jagheena and Vijaypal, accused in the murder of a local BJP leader Kripal Jagheena on September 4, 2022, were being taken to Bharatpur from Jaipur by a team of seven policemen led by a head constable armed with two semi-automatic rifles (SLR).

SP Bharatpur Mridul Kachchawa said the two murder accused were rushed to RBM government hospital in Bharatpur where Jagheena was declared brought dead by doctors, while Vijaypal is being treated.

The police identified the culprits with the help of CCTV footage and a vehicle has been recovered.

They caught four accused identified as Babulal Malipura, Saurabh Lulhara, Vishnu Jat and Dharmraj in the evening near Bayana in Bharatpur.

Police opened fire at the accused while they were fleeing in which Bablu and Vishnu received bullet injuries on their legs, a police official said in Bharatpur.

The injured accused were admitted to a hospital in Dholpur.

Also Watch: CM Kejriwal urges people to 'evacuate' as water from Yamuna spills on Delhi roads | Watch