4 held for court shootout, top brass of Jharkhand police meet

Four persons were arrested in connection with the shootout at Hazaribagh court premises in which a gangster and two of his aides were killed, even as security arrangements were today beefed up in the premises.
Inspector General (Bokaro), Tadasha Misra, DIG (North Chotnagpur Division) Upendra Mishra reviewed the security arrangements in Hazaribag and Ramgarh districts in wake of the killing of gangster Sushil Srivastava and his two associates in the court premises yesterday.
IG Mishra said three police teams, headed by Deputy Superintendent of Police ranks, have been constituted for arresting the criminals responsible for yesterday's killings.
The IG said four persons from Hazaribag, Ramgarh and Chatra have been nabbed but did not divulge the names of the arrested persons.

Stating that the main accused involved in yesterday's shootout have been identified as Vikash Tiwari, Mishra said, he is absconding along with four other unidentified persons.
Mishra said an FIR has been lodged at the Hazaribag Sadar Police station against Vikash Tiwari and four others belonging to Ramgarh, Patratu and Bhurkunda Region of Ramgarh district.

SP Hazaribag, Akhilesh Kumar Jha and SP, Ramgarh, N Tamilvanan, who were also present at the meeting, said the car used by the gang was stolen from Bihar and it's registration number was fake.
Mishra directed the SP to review security arrangement at regular intervals to check recurrence of such incident.

Meanwhile, two metal detectors were put up at two entrance gates of the court today as part of the enhanced security measures, Mishra said.
Srivastav, a murder convict and two of his aides were shot dead with AK 47 rifle by the rival gang members as he was being taken back to the Hazaribagh central jail following production in the local court in connection another criminal offence pending against him.