3 criminals killed in clash with police

Patna, November 6 (ABN) Three criminals were killed in a clash between police and criminals during a joint operation by the Bihar Special Task Force (STF) and Patna Police in the Maner police station area on Friday. Senior Superintendent of Police Kartik K. Sharma said that during the special drive launched to curb crime, police received information that some criminals in Sheerpur village were planning to commit a major crime. Based on this information, a joint team of Bihar STF and Patna Police conducted a raid. During the raid, the criminals suddenly opened fire as soon as the police team arrived on the spot. A bullet fired by the criminals grazed the uniform of the Maner Station In-charge. Other members of the police team were also targeted and shot at. Subsequently, the police retaliated in self-defense, in which three criminals were injured. The Senior Superintendent of Police said that the police immediately took all three injured to the hospital for treatment, where doctors declared them dead. The deceased have been identified as Jay Prakash Rai, Bablu Yadav, and Raja Sharma alias Suraj Kumar. All three criminals were wanted in Maner Police Station Case No. 1042/26. This case is related to a shooting incident that took place in Biyapur in the Maner police station area on October 18, 2026.

Two persons were injured in that incident, one of whom died during treatment, while the other is still under treatment. In this case, the police had already arrested the main conspirator, Rajesh Ranjan alias Rajesha Makhia, and sent him to judicial custody. The police were conducting raids to arrest the other accused. The police have recovered one country-made knife, two country-made pistols, nine cartridges, and six empty cartridge casings from the scene of the incident.