Car thieves open fire, try to run over cops; two arrested
The Panchkula police today arrested two car thieves who fired shots and tried to run over cops at a check-point on the Panchkula-Raipur Rani road. One car thief was injured in cross-firing and was admitted to PGI.
The police recovered two sports utility vehicles (SUV) and a country-made pistol.
ACP Arvind Kamboj said the police officials had been tracking miscreants in connection with repeated complaints of theft of SUVs in the region. When the police tried to stop two vehicles — a Mahindra Scorpio and a Toyota Fortuner, which were coming from the Raipur Rani side, at the check point, the miscreants fired shots and tried to run over the police personnel in order to flee. He said, “In retaliation, the police party fired shots, one of which hit the driver of the Scorpio car.”
The ACP said the police arrested two individuals identified as Manoj, a resident of Fatehabad, and Rakesh of Charkhi Dadri. Meanwhile, the driver of the Fortuner car abandoned the vehicle on the Barona-Mouli road.
Police Commissioner Rakesh Kumar and DCP (Crime) Varinder Sagwan also reached the spot. ACP Kamboj said Manoj was admitted to PGI, while the police had arrested Rakesh and started investigation. A hunt has been launched to nab other accused.
