2 poachers linked to killing of 3 cops shot at as they tried to flee: MP police

Two poachers who were arrested on Saturday after a gunfight in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh were injured while trying to flee from police custody on Sunday, police said, adding that two policemen were also injured in the incident.

Updated on: May 16, 2022, 05:16:53 IST

By Shruti Tomar, Yogendra Lumba

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Two poachers who were arrested on Saturday after a gunfight in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh were injured in police firing while trying to flee from police custody on Sunday, police said, adding that two policemen were also injured in the incident.

Two poachers who were arrested on Saturday after a gunfight in Guna district of Madhya Pradesh were shot while trying to flee from police custody on Sunday.

The two men — Shanu and Jia Khan — suspected of poaching blackbuck deer, were caught on Saturday hours after a gunfight in Shahrok forest near Saga Barkheda village. Two poachers— the main accused Naushad and Shahzad Mewati— and three policemen were killed in the gunfight. Four more accused are on the run, police said.

The district administration also demolished the houses of five accused, including the Mewati brothers, in Bidoriya village on Sunday.

Guna SP Rajeev Mishra said that during questioning, Shanu and Jia said they hid carcasses of deer and arms used to cut up the animals in the Maloni forest.

The police team left to recover arms and carcasses of animals with Jia and Shanu on Sunday afternoon, said Mishra.

“In the forest area, Jia pushed the driver and tried to overturn the vehicle. Jia and Shanu tried to snatch the pistol of sub-inspector Amit Agrawal. Jia and Shanu were running away when Aron police station in-charge Vinod Singh Rathore and sub-inspector Amit Agrawal warned them. They didn’t stop, hence police fired on their legs and nabbed them. They were taken to Primary Health Centre, Aron,” said the SP.

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Shruti Tomar
I have spent over a decade chronicling Madhya Pradesh’s political and social landscape, covering politics, investigative journalism, crime, human interest, and government policy, blending sharp insight with ground‑level depth. I have closely tracked three assembly elections, three Lok Sabha elections, leadership transitions in MP while exposing governance lapses, tender irregularities, and flawed policy rollouts. My reports have revealed gaps in the Cheetah project, irregularities in medical education, rigging in recruitment exams, and loopholes in policy implementation. In crime reporting, I have moved beyond FIRs to map systemic patterns — from organised crime networks and gender‑based violence to custodial accountability — balancing urgency with sensitivity. My journalism is defined by a commitment to human interest. I have profiled the marginalised Bancchda community, documented atrocities against tribal groups, and highlighted efforts to preserve their culture through heritage liquor and revival of spiritual practices. I have reported on farmers struggling with failed MSP promises, giving voice to those often reduced to statistics in policy files. Passionate about field reporting, I have reported on rampant sand mining in Chambal and Narmada, pharmaceutical companies supplying medicines under altered names, the dire condition of schools and colleges, the plight of commercial sex workers, and skewed sex ratios in specific districts. Beyond deadlines, and as HT’s state correspondent and assistant editor in Madhya Pradesh, I engage with ministers, farmers, students, and activists, believing the best policy stories begin with a single human voice. A postgraduate in Journalism and Mass Communication, I also hold a diploma in sports journalism.Read More