Firozabad, Sep 12 (IANS) Police in Uttar Pradesh’s Firozabad have arrested an accused, carrying a bounty of Rs. 25,000, following an encounter, officials said on Saturday.
The accused has been identified as Sunny, alias Saniya. Police said that more than a dozen criminal cases are registered against him.
SP (City) Santosh Kumar Singh said that on August 31, the accused had asked for a lift from a man. While riding pillion after securing the lift, he allegedly stole Rs. 30,000 by picking the victim’s pocket. The victim had later filed a case.
The exchange of fire took place between the police and the accused after the suspect realised he was being cornered during a routine check.
According to an official statement, the operation involved a team of the Rasulpur Police Station and the Special Operations Group.
Sunny sustained a gunshot wound to his leg during the encounter.
A country-made pistol, ammunition, and Rs. 10,520 in cash were recovered from his possession.
In a similar case reported last month following an encounter, police in UP’s Hapur arrested a criminal carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 in connection with the murder of a man. Weapons, ammunition and a car used in the crime were recovered from the accused.
Officials said that during a checking operation by the Hapur Dehat police, the main accused in the Gaurav Tyagi murder case was injured in retaliatory police firing. The accused, identified as Pradeep, son of Rajbir, who was carrying a bounty of Rs 25,000, was arrested and admitted to a hospital for treatment.
According to the police, Pradeep, a resident of Mohammadpur Azampur village under the Babugarh police station area, was wanted in connection with the murder of Gaurav Tyagi on August 18 over an old land dispute. Police alleged that Pradeep, along with his brothers and other associates, brutally murdered Gaurav Tyagi, a resident of the same village, by attacking him with hammers and iron rods.
A case was registered at the Hapur Dehat police station under several relevant Sections of the IPC.
–IANS
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