Bengaluru: The Hanumanthanagar police reportedly arrested the co-accused in the ganja case after shooting him in the leg, while he attempted to flee at Bengaluru.
Reportedly, the police had left during early hours to carry out an arrest operation to apprehend rowdy sheeter, Rahul. At the time, the accused allegedly assaulted the police personnel identified as Ningappa and attempted to flee from the site, as a result, Hanumanthanagar sub-inspector Basavaraj Pateel shot the accused on his leg and apprehended him.
It is learned that the arrested accused had several cases filed against him, along with pending warrants for his arrest. In the background of this, the Hanumanthanagar PSI Basavaraj Patil put together a team under his leadership to undertake an operation for the accused’s arrest.
Based on the verified information obtained by the police on Monday morning, the law enforcement was able to locate his whereabouts and confirm that he was at the uninhabited area at Konakunte Narayananagar, it is learned.