Rourkela: Police Saturday claimed to have cracked the mystery over shot at Rourkela-based builder Anmol Singh and arrested him and his two accomplices for plotting the fake firing.
Probe revealed, Singh with the help of his two friends had orchestrated his own fake firing to seek police protection to avoid moneylenders from whom he had taken huge loans.
Police seized two pistols and live bullets from his possession. Besides, the cops have also detained eight others for interrogation in connection with the case.
One of the most reputed and known builder & businessman of Rourkela, Anmol Singh, who deals in infrastructure and construction, was allegedly attacked December 11 by unknown assailants while he was in his car accompanied by his bodyguard.
Singh claimed that after 8 rounds of firing on his car, the attackers fled the spot. Based on the statement Brahmanitarang police launched a probe into the incident. He survived without any injuries while his bodyguard sustained a bullet on his hand and was admitted to Ispat Generla Hospital (IGH).
The police grew suspicious about Singh after he claimed that he was attacked near Beladihi in the outskirts of Rourkela, but did not report the matter in two nearby police stations—Raghunathpalli and Brahmanitarang.
During interrogation, Singh failed to give satisfying answers as to why he did not inform the police at first and spread the news through media.
Later, police found that Singh along with his aides had orchestrated the entire attack incident to fool his moneylenders as they were demanding their money back. He wanted to terrify his moneylenders so that they would not demand their money back fearing that they would get involved in the police case.
According to sources, Singh had availed police protection two times earlier after he was attacked in 2009 and 2012. After Singh was busted for plotting the recent attack on himself, the police have reopened all the cases related to him.
However, the cops are yet to confirm whether the attack was planned to avoid money lenders or put blame on the rivals. A press meet by the police is slated to be held today in this regard, sources said.
PNN