Overview
- Rakesh Kumar, 36, was shot in the leg and captured after he allegedly opened fire on a special team near Muradpur in the Janipur area of Patna.
- Police link him to a November 30 case in which a Canara Bank employee reported a Rs 10 lakh extortion demand and shots fired outside his home.
- He was taken into custody and shifted to AIIMS Patna for treatment, where officials report his condition as stable under security.
- A country-made pistol, cartridges, a cellphone with the SIM used in the extortion call, and a motorcycle were recovered, and an FSL team examined the scene.
- One accomplice escaped but has been identified, and raids are underway after an earlier arrest yielded intelligence that led officers to the location.