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Ahmedabad Crime Branch Arrests Wanted ‘Shooter’ After Fifth-Floor Ledge Standoff

Firefighters joined negotiations to coax Abhishek Sanjaysinh Tomar down after he livestreamed threats to jump during a three-hour confrontation

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Overview

  • Abhishek Sanjaysinh Tomar was traced to Flat No. 505 in Shivam Awas, Odhav, following multiple tip-offs to the Ahmedabad Crime Branch.
  • He barricaded himself inside the flat before climbing onto a fifth-floor ledge and broadcasting live threats to commit suicide rather than surrender.
  • Firefighters and police negotiators spent three hours talking him down before safely rescuing him and taking him into custody.
  • Tomar faces several serious charges, including bodily harm, in cases registered at various police stations across Ahmedabad’s eastern districts.
  • Deputy Commissioner Ajit Rajiyan said coordinated surveillance and informant input provided exact location details that enabled the successful arrest.