Bilaspur (HP), June 27 ( ) The mastermind of the Bilaspur dismissal case, who is the elder son of former Congress MP from Bilaspur assembly constituency Bamber Thakur, was arrested on Thursday, police said .
Puranjan Thakur alias Golu was evading arrest and had applied for anticipatory bail before the court, which ordered him to surrender before considering his bail application. He was arrested before he could surrender at the Bilaspur court.
On June 20, two people came on a motorcycle and one of them opened fire on Saurabh Patyal, who was under trial.
Patyal is one of 13 accused currently facing trial for an alleged attack on Puranjan's father Bamber Thakur on February 23.
The shooter, Sunny Gill, 34, from Ludhiana, Punjab, was arrested the same day. His accomplice Anmol Sharma alias Gaurav Nadda, who had managed to flee, was later arrested.
It was Sharma who took Gill into his house before the attack.
The police investigation revealed that the perpetrator of the court attack was hired by Puranjan Thakur, apparently to avenge an attack on his father. The detailed call record of accused Gill's mobile further confirmed that Puranjan Thakur was in contact with Gill.
Puranjan Thakur had promised Gill Rs 5 lakh and a job for the murder, police said. The shooter had fired two bullets in broad daylight and one bullet pierced the back of Patyal, who was immediately taken to the hospital.
Police registered a case under sections 307 (attempt to murder), 120B (criminal conspiracy) and section 25 of the Arms Act. So far, the police have arrested three of the four accused, while Sandy, who introduced Gill to Puranjan Thakur, remains at large.
In a statement, Bamber Thakur claimed that his son was being falsely implicated due to an old rivalry with a senior IPS officer.
On June 22, the state unit of the BJP organized a massive rally in Bilaspur against the firing incident and accused the Congress government of shielding the culprits and allegedly protecting the mafia.
Puranjan Thakur alias Golu was evading arrest and had applied for anticipatory bail before the court, which ordered him to surrender before considering his bail application. He was arrested before he could surrender at the Bilaspur court.
On June 20, two people came on a motorcycle and one of them opened fire on Saurabh Patyal, who was under trial.
Patyal is one of 13 accused currently facing trial for an alleged attack on Puranjan's father Bamber Thakur on February 23.
The shooter, Sunny Gill, 34, from Ludhiana, Punjab, was arrested the same day. His accomplice Anmol Sharma alias Gaurav Nadda, who had managed to flee, was later arrested.
It was Sharma who took Gill into his house before the attack.
The police investigation revealed that the perpetrator of the court attack was hired by Puranjan Thakur, apparently to avenge an attack on his father. The detailed call record of accused Gill's mobile further confirmed that Puranjan Thakur was in contact with Gill.
Puranjan Thakur had promised Gill Rs 5 lakh and a job for the murder, police said. The shooter had fired two bullets in broad daylight and one bullet pierced the back of Patyal, who was immediately taken to the hospital.
Police registered a case under sections 307 (attempt to murder), 120B (criminal conspiracy) and section 25 of the Arms Act. So far, the police have arrested three of the four accused, while Sandy, who introduced Gill to Puranjan Thakur, remains at large.
In a statement, Bamber Thakur claimed that his son was being falsely implicated due to an old rivalry with a senior IPS officer.
On June 22, the state unit of the BJP organized a massive rally in Bilaspur against the firing incident and accused the Congress government of shielding the culprits and allegedly protecting the mafia.
