Man Wanted In 1992 JJ Hospital Shootout Case Nabbed After 32 Years In Uttar Pradesh

The attack was aimed at killing Arun Gawli's gang member, Shailesh Haldankar. During the attack, Haldankar, along with two policemen assigned to protect him, was also killed.

Representational Image | After 32 years, Tribhuvan Singh, a fugitive involved in the 1992 JJ hospital shootout, was arrested in Uttar Pradesh.

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A fugitive involved in the 1992 JJ hospital shootout has been arrested after 32 years in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. The arrested individual identified as Tribhuvan Singh, also known as Pradhan or Shripati Shrikant Rai, aged 62.

The shootout which took place on 12 September 1992, resulted in the deaths of three people. According to police sources, Tribhuvan Singh was present during the incident took place and he also fired several rounds from an AK-47. In the shootout, around 500 bullets were fired, marking the first recorded use of an AK-47 by a gangster in India.

The attack was aimed at killing Arun Gawli's gang member, Shailesh Haldankar. During the attack, Haldankar, along with two policemen assigned to protect him, was also killed. His murder was an act of revenge for the killing of Dawood Ibrahim's brother-in-law, Ismail Parker, who had been murdered by the Gawli gang days earlier.

J.J. Hospital Shootout Case

As per the report of Lokmat Times, the J.J. Hospital shootout took place in 1992 in Mumbai, Maharashtra. Members of the Arun Gawli gang were allegedly responsible for killing the husband of Haseena Parkar. After the murder, two men, Vipin Sher and Shailesh Haldalkar, were apprehended with the assistance of locals.

However, before their arrest, the mob severely assaulted them, resulting in injuries that required treatment. They were admitted to the second and third floors of J.J. Hospital. During this time, the attackers conducted a thorough survey of the hospital to plan the assault.

After several reviews, they noted that on the day of the attack, curtains were drawn due to cold weather. Despite this, the attackers fired their shots accurately, resulting in the infamous shootout. As per the sources, the attack was orchestrated by Dawood Ibrahim as revenge for the previous murder.

Investigations into this case are ongoing, and police hope to gather more information with the custody of Tribhuvan Singh.