Raj: Two held for freeing gangster from police custody

Two persons accused of freeing a gangster from police custody were arrested. At least two dozen miscreants attacted a police station in Rajasthan and freed Vikram Gurjar alias 'Papla' on wee hours of Friday.

Jaipur (Rajasthan):Two persons accused of freeing a gangster from police custody were arrested on Saturday.

A police party had caught Vikram Gurjar alias 'Papla' on Thursday night and placed him under detention at Behror Police Station.

"Gurjar's accomplices including the arrested duo, Vinod Swami and Kailash Chandra, attacked the police station in Alwar and opened fire at the policemen," IG Jaipur S Sengathir said.

DGP Bhupendra Singh reached Behror on Friday and after reviewing the situation, handed over the case to the special operations group which nabbed Chandra and Swami, who is a history-sheeter.

Efforts are on to arrest the others, the DGP said, adding that the Rajasthan Police was working in coordination with the Haryana Police.

Gurjar hails from Haryana and is a notorious gangster allegedly involved in cases of murder and possessing illegal arms. He carries a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh on him.