Mandsaur (Madhya Pradesh): Mandsaur Kotwali police station in-charge Amit Soni was seriously injured after he was stabbed by robbers on Saturday night, said Mandsaur superintendent of police Anurag Sujaniya.
He was immediately taken to the hospital, where after the operation he was referred to Indore. SP Sujania says that at present TI is out of danger. As soon as the information was received, Ujjain IG Santosh Singh and Ratlam DIG also reached Mandsaur.
The incident was reported on Saturday late night when a Kotwali team led by Soni and others went to Garoth area to nab the accused in connection with the robbery that took place a few days back in Daloda village.
SP Sujania informed that on June 27, there was a robbery at a shop named Malwa Iron Traders in Daloda. Two miscreants robbed Rs two lakhs within 51 seconds at the tip of the knife. After five days of investigation, the police got a tip-off about the accused. After which Garoth and Kotwali TI raided the Gangasa village of Garoth with the police force. The team was searching for the accused in the village.
Suddenly one robber Sarfaraz alias Chhota Mewati came in front of him and Soni nabbedcaught him. Sarfaraz started screaming and his accomplices fled after attacking TI with knives in his stomach.
The injured Soni was admitted to a private hospital at 4 am and after the operation, he was referred to Indore at 10.30 am.
The accused had a connection with Mewati Gang
After the robbery incident in Daloda, the police searched the CCTV installed nearby. Information was received about the connection of the history-sheeter Chhota Mewati gang of Udaipur. Due to this, the police detained some people of Barkheda Gangasa and Sanjeet.
Police informed that seven to eight people have been rounded up so far. About 100 policemen have been engaged in the investigation of the case.
Earlier, in 2020, Amit Soni, who was then posted in Sitamau police station, was fired by the accused Amjad Lala in Bellari village. Bullet passed close to his ear. Later, the police arrested the crook Amjad Lala, who is in jail, with a reward of Rs 50,000.
