UP: Dreaded criminal shot dead in police encounter
The deceased criminal Gufran, a native of Pratapragh city, was encountered at around 0500 hrs in Samda area of police station Kotwali of Kaushambi district, said Special DG Prashant Kumar here.
The deceased criminal Gufran, a native of Pratapragh city, was encountered at around 0500 hrs in Samda area of police station Kotwali of Kaushambi district, said Special DG Prashant Kumar here.
On hearing about the death of his son, Atiq fainted inside the courtroom in Prayagraj where he was brought for hearing for his remand in the Umesh Pal murder case. Later, the court allowed seven days police remand of Atiq and his brother Afzal.
Vijay Chowdhary alias Usman was killed in the encounter that took place in Kaundhiyara in Prayagraj.
The alleged perpetrator began assaulting the constable and his coworker while also robbing the constable, wounding him, police said.
"A team of Crime Branch Sector 39 under the supervision of Sub-Inspector Rajkumar Sharma received a tip-off on Wednesday around 4.30 a.m. about the presence of the two criminals in Ghata village, Aravalli road," Preet Pal Sangwan ACP (crime).
A criminal carrying a bounty of Rs 1 lakh was shot dead while an Inspector and a Constable were injured…
Police killed two criminals and arrested three others in two separate encounters in Uttar Pradesh on Saturday. In Sahibabad, police…
