Shravasti news: From the Indo-Nepal border, the Shravasti police have arrested an absconding and a prize criminal of Rs 25,000. The arrested accused has been identified as Israfil Khan, a resident of Baksi village in Nawabganj police station area of Bahraich. Police Superintendent (SP) Ghanshyam Chaurasia said that the police station Sirsia police team caught this grade during checking on the route leading to Chhotki needles of India-Nepal border area.
During the search, a pistol 315 bore, two live cartridges and Rs 1740 cash were recovered from him. The SP said that a case has been registered against Israfil under the Poxo Act at Malipur police station. He is accused of escaping a minor and giving him shelter. In this case, a reward of 25 thousand rupees was declared by the department.
SP Ghanshyam Chaurasia also said that the accused has admitted during interrogation that he used to keep a gun for his safety. Due to the recovery of illegal weapons, another case has been registered against Israfil in police station Sirsia under the Arms Act. The process of presenting the accused in court is going on.
Significantly, on July 15, a case was registered at Malipur police station, in which a person named Abdul Rahman has been sent to jail on charges of escaping and raping a minor from Nainital. Arrested Israfil Khan was Abdul Rahman’s associate relative in the same case and was absconding since then. Now he has been arrested with cartridges, cartridges and cash, which has made significant progress in the investigation of the case.
