Another cop team to go to Rajasthan to arrest burglars

A week after a team of policemen was assaulted at a village in Rajasthan,the Juhu police are readying another team to be sent there to nab the accused in a theft case.

A week after a team of policemen was assaulted at a village in Rajasthan,the Juhu police are readying another team to be sent there to nab the accused in a theft case. Three policemen had earlier gone to Dungarpur district to arrest brothers Jayanti and Dinesh,who had allegedly stolen cash amounting to Rs 40 lakh from their employers clinic in Mumbai and fled to their native village in Rajasthan.

Jayanti and Dinesh had stolen cash from their employers clinic last week. We learnt that they fled to Rajasthan and immediately sent our team to nab the accused.

A police officer said that the normal procedure involves contacting and coordinating with the local police to make the arrest. But in this case,during its enquiries the team chanced upon Jayanti. The policemen apprehended Jayanti and learnt that Dinesh,who was in possession of the loot,could be found in another village which falls on the way to police station. But before they could reach the village to nab Dinesh,Jayants relatives,friends and villagers attacked the policemen.

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The three were brutally assaulted and to protect themselves from the mob. One of the officers fired shots in the air. The bullet hit one of the assailants leading to his death. The policemen were finally rescued by the local police. However,the local police registered a FIR against the policemen for killing a villager, said Senior Police Inspector Deepak Katkade.

Katkade said,The three officers,an assistant inspector and two constables have been admitted to a hospital and are still in trauma. However,they managed to hang on to Jayanti and brought him to Mumbai.

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