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Rajasthan: Cops were screening the area, were not expecting a face-off

He had info on gangster Manoj Swami being in the same area where police intercepted them

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It was a confusion that lead to the death of Fatehpur Kotwali SHO and Constable on the night of October 6. Ajay Choudhary, the prime accused in the matter had been waiting for his rival gang leader and history-sheeter Manoj Swami. Meanwhile, the police team had been checking every vehicle passing on the Leswa road and using the same model of car used by the history sheeter. The confusion that the men were Manoj Swami’s lead to Choudhary and gang open fire on the cops. The revelations in the matter were done by senior police officials in the Police Headquarters on Monday, a day after the state police nabbed Ajay Choudhary and others from Mumbai and Pune.

On October 1, Inspector Mukesh Kanungo took over the charge of SHO Kotwali at Fatehpur town and learned about the criminal activities of Ajay Choudhary. “The cop learned that Ajay, along with his aides Jagdeep alias Dhankad and Dinesh Lara were planning a major loot in the area. It was also learned that he can also target history-sheeter Manoj Swami so that he becomes an established name in the crime world,” said VK Singh, IG – Jaipur Range.

The deceased SHO further learned that the men frequent the Leswa road to move around taking a cover of darkness. “The SHO decided to check the area in order to act against the men. In order that the criminals do not get any idea about the police movement, the cops took a private car and left at around 11.36 PM to conduct a recce. They came across a Swift car on the way and checked the same as well suspecting if the men were inside that car.

However, as they moved ahead checking the area, they saw a car coming towards Leswa village and the police team signalled them to stop. That is when the miscreants opened fire and killed the cops,” the officials said.

The First Shot

Ajay was the first to open fire and immediately his gang members also started firing. “SHO Mukesh Kanungo and Constable Ramprakash were hit in the firing and as the police also retaliated, Ajay’s driver – Amir – thought that he has also got hit and did not drive the car. Another gang member drove the car, however, due to panic created in the exchange of fire the car overturned. Ajay and Lara then reached Fatehpur,” the IG informed.

The Brave Heart

  • On October 1, Inspector Mukesh Kanungo took over the charge of SHO Kotwali at Fatehpur town and learned about the criminal activities of Ajay Choudhary. “The cop learned that Ajay, along with his aides Jagdeep alias Dhankad and Dinesh Lara were planning a major loot in the area,” said VK Singh, IG – Jaipur Range.
  • “SHO decided to check the area in order to act against the men. In order that the criminals do not get any idea about the police movement, the cops took a car and left at around 11.36 PM to conduct a recce,” the officials said.
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