KUMUD JENAMANI
Jamshedpur, Aug 27: A day after a pilot project of beat patrolling was introduced in the Adityapur thana area, a gang of armed criminals launched an attack on a youth at Saldih Bustee in Adityapur early on Tuesday morning, causing the victim identified as Subhash Pramanik to get seriously injured.
Pramanik who has sustained more than one bullet injury has been taken to Tata Main Hospital where his condition is described as critical.
The attackers were on foot and launched the gunshot attack at around 7.00 am while the victim was taking a stroll near his house.
Gang rivalry likely the reason behind shooting
A police team led by Adityapur thana OC, Nitin Kumar Singh had rushed to the spot having got the information about the incident but by that time the assailants had disappeared from the area.
The police have recovered four empty cartridges from the crime scene. An unconfirmed report suggested that Pramanik who has also a criminal record had sustained three bullets, one of them in the shoulder.
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According to sources, the shooting is the outcome of gang rivalry in the crime-infested Adityapur thana area.
The police are now trying to identify the attackers by taking statements from the local residents and also by means of CCTV footage available in the area.
Beat patrolling system in Adityapur
The Seraikela-Kharsawan SP, Mukesh Lunayat had on Monday introduced a beat patrolling system in the Adityapur thana area given the rising incidents of firing, theft, burglary and drug peddling.
It may be mentioned here that the incidents of theft and burglary are rampant in Adityapur. Even the road leading to the Adityapur thana from Sher-e-Punjab Chowk is not safe for the commuters as incidents of vehicle-lifting are regular.
Lunayat who had earned a reputation as an able IPS officer during his stint in Jamshedpur as City SP chose Adityapur thana area for introducing the beat patrolling system as a pilot project.
The Seraikela-Kharsawan SP has divided the Adityapur thana area into eight beats and assigned sub-inspectors as in-charge of each beat.
The idea behind introducing the system is to assign the police officers in the ranks of sub-inspectors and assistant sub-inspectors to remain vigilant in their respective beats and to act with alacrity to respond in the event of any distress call.
