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Siblings Anurag Tiwari alias Annu (44) and Alok Tiwari alias Akki (42) opened fire at the police when they attempted to stop the brothers’ car near Vahidapur village, Additional Superintendent of Police (ASP) Vijay Shankar Mishra said.
Police retaliated and injured one of the accused in the leg, he said.
The car, along with some pistols and cartridges found in their possession were seized, Mishra said.
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An FIR was filed in connection with the incident, naming nine individuals and six unidentified suspects, the ASP said.
Earlier, five suspects—Ankit Tiwari (25), Bablu alias Jitendra Patel (32), Vipin Sharma (35), Chikkan alias Ashish Kumar (33), and a revenue clerk named Sunil Rana—were arrested on November 2, said Nagar Kotwali Inspector-in-Charge Tarkeshwar Rai.
The search continues for the remaining two suspects and six unidentified individuals, Mishra added.
Police initially attributed the motive behind the killing to a property dispute involving financial transactions.