Bootlegger flees with cop’s gun

Vadodara: A bootlegger fled with the service gun of a sub-inspector when he was stopped by a police party at Devgadh Baria in Dahod district on Saturday evening.
The cops from Devgadh Baria police station were on the watch near the office of executive magistrate on Saturday evening as they had received an information that the accused, Mukesh Panchal, would be passing from there in a car with a liquor stock.
Panchal’s car was intercepted by the cops at the spot. When sub-inspector Narvatsinh Selot stopped Panchal and tried to remove his car’s key, Panchal caught his hand. Selot tried to free his left hand with his other hand. The cop had held his service gun in the other hand. In the scuffle, Selot pulled Panchal’s car’s key chain, but his gun fell in the car.
“Panchal sped off his car from the spot after pushing Selot away. A head constable tried to stop Panchal, but the latter did not stop and tried to run over him. However, the head constable moved away, and Panchal managed to escape,” said an official from the Devgadh Baria police station.
Later, Selot lodged an offence of attempt to murder, causing hurt to obstruct public servant on duty and under Arms Act against Panchal.