Two individuals, including a notorious criminal from Uttar Pradesh, were arrested after a police encounter in the Basant Vihar area of Dehradun, officials said on Sunday.
The incident took place at the Harbanswala barrier during checking carried out under ‘Operation Prahar’, a special drive launched by police to track down suspects across the state, officials added.
A police team signalled two men riding a blue scooter without a number plate to stop for checking, but the suspects sped away towards the Harbanswala Tea Estate. During the chase, the suspects allegedly opened fire at the police team, prompting retaliatory firing. One of the accused was injured in the exchange of fire.
The arrested men were identified as Abdullah (37), a resident of Saharanpur district in Uttar Pradesh, and Shahnawaz, originally from Saharanpur and currently living in Sahaspur area of Dehradun, police said. Abdullah, who suffered a gunshot injury during the encounter, was shifted to a hospital where he is undergoing treatment.
According to police records, Abdullah is a history-sheeter with several criminal cases registered against him in Saharanpur, Meerut and Ghaziabad districts of Uttar Pradesh. Police recovered two illegal country-made pistols, live cartridges and empty shells from the possession of the accused.
A case has been registered against the duo at Basant Vihar police station under Section 109/3(5) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and Sections 3, 25 and 27 of the Arms Act, officials said.
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