Satish Aditya
Gopaqlganj : Gopalganj and Deoria (UP) police, in a joint operation, arrested a wanted don Vishal Singh and four of his gang members from a riverine are in Gopalganj on October 26, 2019. The gang of Vishal Singh had created terror in Bihar and bordering districts in UP. The arrest of Vishal Singh and his gang members by police is a big achievement of police. As soon as the news of arrest of Vishal Singh spread, the people of Deoria in UP and Gopalganj in North Bihar heaved a sigh of relief.
Vijay Kumar Verma, DIG of Saran Range, talking to this reporter, said that Vishal Singh was wanted in 22 criminal cases
lodged with different police stations of Siwan and Gopalganj districts alone. The STF of Gopalganj and Deoria police were conducting raids regularly on his hideouts.
Police, however, could not recover any firearm and ammunition from the possession of arrested criminals though they seized eight cellphones. According to police sources, these criminals had created terror particularly in Mirganj market in Gopalganj District and were collecting ‘Rangdari’ (extortion amount) from the businessmen. These arrested criminals are being
quizzed by police .