Superintendent of Police Sandeep Dhawal told PTI a manhunt had been launched to catch the culprits who allegedly ran towards the main market after attacking Thakur.They will be arrested and booked under relevant sections of the law, he added.The Congress leader’s elder brother Desh Raj Thakur said Thakur took shelter behind some cars to save his life. His personal security officer suffered two to three bullet injuries.”We suspect that people who had earlier attacked him made another attempt. Investigations will reveal the truth,” he said.Thakur had been fighting against the drugs trade, especially ‘chitta (adulterated heroin)’, for the past year, he added and demanded strict action against those involved in anti-social activities.In February 2024, Thakur was severely injured in an attack in the presence of his son Puranjan Thakur.Later, investigations linked Puranjan Thakur to hiring a hitman for shooting at Sauarbh Patyal — one of 13 accused facing a trial over the February attack on the Congress leader — on the premises of a local court in June, ostensibly to avenge the attack on his father.
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