Bareilly,

11 Oct (HS): In the case of firing that took place late Friday night in Bhauna

Farm village of Baheri police station area in Bareilly, Uttar Pradesh, the

police arrested the accused after an encounter on Saturday morning. The accused

was shot in the leg and has been sent to the hospital for treatment. According

to the information, at around 10:30 on Friday night, Jais Mohammad alias Badla,

resident of Bhauna Farm, fired a pistol at Gurnam Singh after a mutual

altercation. The bullet hit the upper part of the stomach. The injured Gurnam

was admitted to the hospital, where his condition is said to be out of danger.

Based

on a report about the incident, the Baheri police station registered a case

against the accused and began searching for him. On Saturday morning, at around

6:15 a.m., when the police team was checking near Naula Farm in the Sirsa

outpost area, the accused was seen approaching on a motorcycle. Seeing the

police, he opened fire. In the retaliatory fire, a police bullet hit his leg,

and he was apprehended. Police recovered a 315-bore pistol, two empty shells, a

live cartridge, and the motorcycle from the scene.

Bareilly

SSP Anurag Arya said, A case was registered against the accused in the

firing incident. Police acted swiftly and arrested him during an encounter.

Teams have been alerted to maintain law and order in the area.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi