Rewari: Police have arrested two key absconding accused following an exchange of fire near Gokalgarh bypass in the Golu murder case. Both suspects sustained bullet injuries in their legs during retaliatory firing by the police and were subsequently taken to the general hospital in Rewari under police custody.The arrested accused have been identified as Maninder alias Butar and Hanni, both residents of Gokalgarh village. According to police, the two are active members of a gang and were wanted in connection with the murder of Manoj alias Golu, who was killed in Gokalgarh village on Nov 4. DSP Bawal Sajjan Singh claimed the crime investigation agency (CIA) had received specific intelligence that the two wanted accused were moving around Gokalgarh bypass with illegal weapons. The information further suggested that they were allegedly planning to eliminate two other persons, identified as Yashpal and Abhishek.Acting on the input, a joint CIA team from Rewari and Dharuhera was constituted. The teams laid a joint checkpoint near the Gokalgarh bypass T-point and beneath the railway flyover to apprehend the suspects. When the police teams reached beneath the flyover, they spotted two suspicious men. On noticing the headlights of police vehicles, the suspects allegedly attempted to flee towards a nearby pillar. Despite repeated warnings to surrender, they opened fire on the police personnel.According to the police, the accused fired around five rounds at the police team. One bullet struck the bulletproof jacket worn by assistant sub-inspector Sunil Kumar, hitting him in the chest area. Two other bullets narrowly missed Inspectors Yogesh Hooda and Sanjay Kumar, passing close to their ears. As the suspects continued firing despite repeated warnings, the police officers retaliated in self-defence, considering the immediate threat to the lives of the personnel. Both accused sustained gunshot injuries to their legs and fell to the ground, following which the police team overpowered and arrested them.