Saturday , November 23 2024

A person carrying a reward of Rs 20,000 injured in police encounter, arrested


Sultanpur, 26 April (Hindus). The accused in the robbery incident at a petrol pump located at Raghavpur Shukla in Jaisinghpur police station area was injured in the encounter. The police have arrested the accused and admitted him to the hospital for treatment. The arrested accused has a reward of Rs 20 thousand.

Area officer Jaisinghpur said on Friday that there was an encounter between the police and the miscreant in the morning. To avoid arrest, the accused opened fire on the police team. Fire was fired by the police team in self-defense, in which the accused was shot in the leg. He was admitted to CHC Jaisinghpur for treatment.

The accused was identified as Naushad, son of Shoaib Khan, resident of Dhaurahra police station, GNpur district, Azamgarh, who is a history-sheeter of Azamgarh district. A reward of Rs 20 thousand has been declared on him. A pistol, three cartridges and Rs 8500 have been recovered from him.