Urai. Kotwali police and SOG’s car had an encounter with miscreants in the factory area in Kotwali area of the city on Wednesday morning. In an attempt to escape, the miscreants opened fire on the police party, the constable was injured in the firing. Whereas in the firing by the police, two miscreants were injured after being shot in the leg.
Five miscreants have been arrested by the police. The accused have committed heinous crimes in many states. Superintendent of Police Dr. Iraj Raja told that on Wednesday morning SOG, surveillance team and police station Kotwali Orai police were checking in factory area outpost area on Kanpur-Jhansi National Highway, during which an encounter took place with car-borne miscreants.
The miscreants started firing on the police team, in response to the firing by the police, Arif Abdul Sheikh s/o Rizwan Sheikh resident of National Colony Mudeshwar Police Station Mudeshwar District Karwar Karnataka and Mohammad Ghaus Champa s/o Jailani resident Mohalla Hitalgadde Police Station Sirsi District Karwar Karnataka were shot in the legs Due to which he got injured.
His other companions in the car, Anish Sheikh s/o Rizwan Sheikh, Asif Sheikh s/o Rizwan Sheikh and Arslan alias Chhotu s/o Mehboob Sav, resident of village Mandi police station Mandi district Uttara Kannada Karnataka were also arrested. During the encounter, constable Gaurav received a bullet injury on his right hand.
Illegal weapons, cartridges, hollow cartridges and Honda City vehicle have been recovered from the possession of the criminals on the spot, information is being sought regarding the criminal history of the arrested accused. The injured miscreants have been admitted to the hospital under police custody. His condition is out of danger.