A 24-year-old man, who was believed to have shot himself dead after being surrounded by police, has turned out to be alive and remains at large, police here on Monday said.<\/p>\n

Rudresh alias RDX was believed to have shot himself in face on Sunday after he and another of his accomplice, hiding in a house in Naya Nohara, were surrounded by police.<\/p>\n

The dead man was taken to a mortuary, where he was on Monday identified by his family members as Pritam Goswami alias TT, another seasoned criminal, Deputy Superintendent of Police Lokendra Paliwal said.<\/p>\n

Rudresh reportedly himself informed one of friends about his being alive early Monday. And the friend reported the matter to his family members, the DSP said.<\/p>\n

According to CCTV footage from the spot, Rudresh had escaped from the hideout minutes before the police team reached there, the officer said.<\/p>\n

The body was misidentified as Rudresh’s by his family because of the mutilated state of the man’s face and few of Rudresh’s belongings being found in the room.<\/p>\n

Police also recovered three weapons from the house during the raid.<\/p>\n

Goswami, a native of Bundi district and who living with his parents in Kota for years, had more than 15 cases were lodged against him at different police stations.<\/p>\n

Rudresh and his three aides were wanted in a case involving firing of a gun at a pan shop owner’s brother on January 26 in an area under Mahaveer Nagar Police Station.<\/p>\n

The four were in a car and asked the owner to hand them cigarettes inside the vehicle. When the man refused, one of the four fired a shot from inside the car and wounded shop owner’s brother Pavan Singh.<\/p>\n

He is currently under treatment at New Medical College Hospital here.<\/p>\n

One of the four, Rajneesh Poter, was arrested earlier.<\/p>\n

Rudresh remains still at large and a hunt is on to arrest him.<\/p>\n

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