Tikari and Chandauti police jointly arrested four accused in Gaya district, Bihar.[1] Rural Superintendent of Police Divyanjali Jaiswal announced the arrests at a press conference on Thursday, saying police caught the four while raiding for named accused in Tikari police station case 423/26.[1] The four were identified as Sanjit Kumar, 38; Ajit Kumar, 32; Rohit Kumar, 24; and Kundan Kumar, 24.[1] All four lived in Bengali Bigaha village in the Chandauti police-station area.[1]
Information from Sanjit during questioning led police to search his home, where they recovered 357 grams (0.357 kg) of ganja (cannabis), a country-made pistol and two live cartridges.[1] Police seized all the items recovered from the home.[1] The joint team included Deputy Superintendent of Police Ravi Prakash, Tikari sub-divisional police officer Sushant Kumar Thayal, Chandauti station officer Anil Chaudhary, Tikari sub-inspector Kanhaiya Kumar and other officers.[1]
Police said they had also registered a first information report concerning the firearm and ganja recovery.[1] Investigators were checking where the items came from and what role others might have had in their use or supply.[1] Police were processing the four accused for judicial custody.[1] Jaiswal said the arrests followed a planned effort to detain named accused amid an ongoing police campaign to control crime.[1]
