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Wanted Criminal Arrested After Shootout with Police in Varanasi
2 Aug
Summary
- Vishal Kumar Prajapati, a wanted criminal with Rs 25,000 bounty, arrested
- Police recovered pistol, ammunition, and cash from him
- Suspect opened fire at police, sustained bullet injury in retaliatory action
On the night of August 1st, 2025, a joint team of the Lanka and Dashashwamedh police in Varanasi arrested a wanted criminal, Vishal Kumar Prajapati, following an encounter near the Dafi Toll Plaza underpass. Prajapati, who was carrying a bounty of Rs 25,000, opened fire at the police when signaled to stop. In the retaliatory firing, he sustained a bullet injury to his left leg and was subsequently admitted to a hospital for treatment.
According to the police, they had received a tip-off suggesting that Prajapati was planning a criminal act along the highway. A joint blockade was set up by the Dashashwamedh and Lanka police stations, and as Prajapati approached the Lotubeer Bridge from the toll plaza, he tried to flee and opened fire at the police. The police were able to apprehend him and recover a 315-bore pistol, three live cartridges, and Rs 6,700 cash from his possession.
DCP Crime Saravanan T. confirmed that Prajapati, a resident of Kanshiram Awas in Shivpur, is a history-sheeter with at least eight cases of robbery, theft, and Gangsters Act charges across various police stations in the city. He was also recently involved in a theft targeting tourists in the Dashashwamedh area.
