Bhagalpur: Police arrested 30-year-old Meena Devi, allegedly part of a husband–wife criminal gang, during a raid at Lailakh village under Sabour police station area on early Sunday. The team recovered a country-made pistol, a musket, 62 live cartridges, Rs4.20 lakh in cash, and liquor bottles from her hideout. However, her husband, Janaklal Mandal, managed to escape, said police.Bhagalpur SSP Pramod Kumar Yadav had received classified information on Feb 14 about a possible crime being planned by the couple in connivance with other criminals. Based on the input, he formed a nine-member SIT headed by the Sabour SHO to verify the information and arrest those involved.The SIT began technical surveillance and conducted raids at various locations in Lailakh village. After confirming the exact hideout in the diara area, the team raided it on Saturday evening, arrested the woman, and seized arms, ammunition, liquor bottles, and a large amount of cash.The SSP said, “Further investigation is underway. We are examining the criminal history of the arrested woman and her husband. We are also trying to ascertain the nature of the planned crime and the intended target. An FIR under relevant sections of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) 2023 has been registered.”
