Criminal held after police encounter
Prayagraj: A wanted criminal, carrying a Rs 25,000 cash reward on his head, was injured and arrested after an encounter in Kaushambi late Wednesday. The police have also recovered a country-made pistol of .315 bore, two used and four live cartridges, a motorcycle and looted jewellery from his possession.
Police said a joint team of Pipri, Karari police, and SOG were conducting checks near Arka trisection road when they noticed two suspicious people on a motorcycle. The cops signalled the duo to stop, but they tried to escape. When the police team surrounded them, they opened fire. The cops retaliated, resulting in an injury to a criminal identified as Ravi Bhartiya. Police said Bhartiya, a resident of Puramufti, has six criminal cases pending against him in several districts, including Kaushambi and Prayagraj.
His accomplice, identified as Kishan of Mandari village (Puramufti), managed to escape by taking advantage of darkness.
The arrested criminal confessed that he, along with his accomplice, had on May 27 snatched a woman's bag near Piparkundi village under the limits of Puramufti police station. Earlier, he, along with his gang, executed loots in Mukeempur in Oct last year.
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