Vijaypura , The prime suspect in the murder of a man who was gunned down two days ago in this district was shot at and arrested on Saturday after he pointed a pistol at them, police said.
Mulla was shot at in his leg. During the scuffle, a policeman was also injured. When our investigation team acted on that intelligence and approached him, he pointed a country-made pistol at the police and resisted them. At that point, our team fired a warning shot into the air and warned him not to flee.
Yasin Zubair, a resident of Takke locality in Vijayapura taluk, was shot dead by a group of assailants outside Mundewadi Hospital on the evening of November 5 while he was leaving after getting his wife medically examined, according to police.
The accused, identified as Samir Mulla, allegedly pointed the country-made pistol at the police team and attempted to flee, they said. Both the injured accused and the policeman are stated to be in stable condition, police said. Superintendent of Police Laxman B Nimbargi said four people have been arrested so far in connection with the killing of Zubair. Citing preliminary investigation, the officer said that six people were involved in the incident, of whom four have been secured. When he attempted to escape, he was shot in the right leg and secured,” the officer said. The accused had travelled outside the state and brought the weapon back three days before the incident, he added, according to the current investigation.
“Today, we received information regarding Samir Mulla.
