Cops recover arms after shootout in Sonepat

As the police signalled the duo,travelling in a Maruti Alto car bearing a Delhi registration number,to stop they tried to speed away and opened gunfire at the personnel deployed at the checkpost.

As the police retaliated,the accused abandoned their car but were overpowered when they tried to escape on foot. Later their car was searched and arms and ammunition recovered.

Earlier,the duo had allegedly murdered their village sarpanch Mukesh and an auto rickshaw driver Balraj,owing to old enmity between two rival gangs in the village.

“Both are notorious gangsters and we were looking for them. They belong to a gang of criminals active in Sonepat and neighbouring areas and had attacked members of rival gangs in the past. In 2011,they murdered their village sarpanch and later the same killed an auto rickshaw driver from their village. However,in both the cases the accused were let off by the court,as they entered into a compromise with the victims’ families. The court had acquitted them of murder charges in both the cases about a month ago. We had a secret information that the duo will be travelling with a consignment of arms and ammunition. Based on the information a trap was laid and the accused arrested,” said Balbir Singh,DSP (City),Sonepat.

The accused were produced in a local court Tuesday and have been remanded to police custody.

Man ‘throws’ acid on wife after she fails to bring dowry

In yet another heinous crime against women in Haryana,a Sirsa resident allegedly threw acid on the face of his 19-year-old wife for not bringing enough dowry,police said Tuesday. The victim has been admitted to Sirsa Civil Hospital with severe burn injuries where her condition was stated to b stable.

The incident took place Monday at Pili Mandori village in Sirsa district. In her statement to the police,the victim said she got married to a village resident about four months ago. The victim alleged that her husband and in-laws allegedly used to maltreat her for not bringing enough dowry despite the fact that her parents had fulfilled all the demands made by them.

She alleged that her husband,a fruit vendor,is an alcoholic and had been torturing her for many days. On Monday,she was allegedly assaulted by her in-laws and her husband threw acid on her face. After hearing her cries,the neighbours rushed to her rescue and got her admitted to the hospital. Her parents were also informed about the incident.

Based on the woman’s complaint,the police have initiated investigations in the case.