On suspicion, bootleggers try to kill three ‘informers’

Rajkot: Four bootleggers tried to kill three persons whom they suspected to be police informers in Chirai village of Bhachau taluka in Kutch district on Friday night. The accused rammed their SUV into the bike of the victims on which they were riding triple.
Police said the accused, identified as Ramdevsinh Jadeja, Yuvrajsinh Jadeja, Bijal Koli and Kanji Koli, had allegedly hit the motorcycle on which Bhavesh Koli, Haresh Koli and Dinesh Koli were riding triple, with their SUV.
“When the victims toppled on the road, the accused tried to mow them down thrice before lifting them up into their SUV,” said an official from Bhachau police station adding the accused allegedly threatened to kill them all, if they provide tip-offs about bootlegging activities to the police,”.
After this, the accused took the victims to Bhachau Civil Hospital and allegedly tried to eyewash the crime as an accident.
“We have booked the accused for attempt to murder and launched a manhunt for them,” the official added.