Meerut police arrested a wanted criminal in an encounter, recovered a bike without a number plate.

In Meerut district of Uttar Pradesh , a joint team of Railway Road police station and Surveillance Cell had an encounter with a criminal. In the retaliatory firing by the police, a criminal carrying a reward of Rs 5000 was injured and was arrested by the police. According to the police, suspicious vehicles and people were being checked at Zamania Bagh intersection. During this, information was received that a criminal riding a bike without a number plate was trying to rob the passengers coming from the railway station. The police also recovered a black KTM bike without a number plate from the criminal, which on investigation turned out to be stolen from Delhi.

The police signaled him to stop during checking, but the criminal tried to escape.

In Meerut district, a joint team of Railway Road police station and the Surveillance Cell was checking suspicious vehicles and people at the Zamania Bagh intersection. A criminal carrying a reward of ₹5, who was approaching on a bike without a number plate, was signaled to stop. Seeing the police, the criminal attempted to flee by turning his bike and slipping and falling on the road. It is alleged that the criminal then opened fire on the police team. In retaliatory action, the criminal was shot below the knee in his left leg. The injured criminal has been identified as 34-year-old Danish, son of Liaqat, a resident of Maqbara Diggi, Railway Road police station. After arresting the criminal, the police sent him to PL Sharma District Hospital in Meerut for treatment.

Bike without number plate found stolen from Delhi

The police have recovered a .315 bore pistol, a live cartridge and an empty cartridge from the possession of the accused criminal. Apart from this, a black KTM bike without a number plate has also been recovered. On investigation, the bike was found to be stolen from Sarai Rohilla police station area of ​​Delhi. According to the police, Danish was wanted in a case registered in Jaipur, Rajasthan and a reward of Rs 5 thousand was announced on him. A total of 19 cases related to theft, robbery, assault and weapons have been registered against the accused in Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan and Madhya Pradesh. The police is now taking further legal action against the accused.