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3 held in Karaya shoot out incident

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Press Trust of India Kolkata
The Police today arrested three persons in connection with yesterday's shootout in the Karaya Police Station area in which two persons were injured.

Three persons - Pradip Bhagat (29), Mohhammed Asfaque (25) and Mohammed Akbar alias Bocha (22) were arrested for their alleged involvement in yesterday's incident of firing, a senior officer of the Kolkata Police said.

All three have been charged under Indian Penal Code sections 307/34 IPC and 25{1B(A)}/27 Arms Act, he said.

Two persons - Sheikh Arsad and Amin Ali Gazi - were admitted to hospital after they were hit by bullets on their legs by unknown miscreants last evening at Topsia locality within the Karaya police station limits.

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First Published: Sep 09 2016 | 10:57 PM IST

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