Patna: Criminals spray pepper on ASI, flee

PATNA: Two unidentified criminals attacked an assistant sub-inspector (ASI), Santosh Kumar, with pepper spray when he tried to interrogate them on Nala Road under Kadamkuan police station area in state capital on Sunday. The ASI was rushed to a nearby private hospital for treatment.
Kadamkuan police station SHO Nishikant Nishi said Kumar was on routine patrolling on his bike when he spotted two suspected criminals. “He asked them to stop and reached near them to frisk for illegal weapons when they used pepper spray and fled,” he said.
The SHO said one of the suspects fled on a bike while another on foot in a bylane after attacking the ASI. “The ASI had a burning sensation in his eyes and face and he was unable to chase them. However, other members of patrolling team also reached the spot and chased the suspects, but they managed to escape,” the SHO said.
He said police were trying to ascertain their identity and an FIR was lodged in this connection.
Bike-lifter arrested: Locals nabbed a bike-lifter from the Housing Board Colony under Kankarbagh police station area on Sunday. He was trying to steal a bike. Kankarbagh police station SHO Ajay Kumar said the thief was identified as Ritik Mishra (21) of Khajekala area in Patna City. He said two master keys were recovered from his possession. The SHO said Ritik was trying to open the lock of a bike belonging to one SK Karn.