This story is from November 24, 2020

Absconding Sonu Dangar gang member caught in Rajkot; firearms seized

Absconding Sonu Dangar gang member caught in Rajkot; firearms seized
The seized arms and bullets
Rajkot: An absconding member of the gang of lady don Sonu Dangar was nabbed and firearms were recovered from the possession of the accused from Bhavnagar Road in Rajkot on Sunday night.
Police said the accused, Champu Vichhiya (40), was also booked under the Gujarat Control of Terrorism and Organized Crime (GCTOC) Act.
“Vichhiya was lodged in Rajkot Central Jail after he was sentenced to life imprisonment for killing Bharat Lehri in Juna Savar village of Savarkundla taluka in Amreli district, following a financial dispute in 2011.

The verdict of the life imprisonment was pronounced on September 17, 2013. He was released on parole on May 18, 2016. Vichhiya jumped the parole and had been absconding ever since,” said D B Basia, assistant commissioner of police, Rajkot crime branch.
While he was absconding, Vichhiya also allegedly opened fire on Mehul Shaparia and Dhiru Khuman in Odiya village of Savarkundla taluka.
The police recovered one country made pistol, one revolver and six cartridges from his possession.
The police booked Vichhiya under the Arms Act. “We will be probing as to from where Vichhiya has procured the firearms and ammunition. Vichhiya will be sent to the Rajkot Central Jail from where the Amreli police will secure his custody through a transfer warrant,” added Basia.
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