Mirzapur, 17 Oct (HS): Sundaram Upadhyay, a wanted

inter-district thief and arms smuggler, was injured in a shootout between

police and criminals in Mirzapur, Uttar Pradesh, during wee hours. Police

apprehended the accused in the encounter, which occurred near Umaria Ayodhya

Prasad Mod in the Padri police station area. A pistol, a revolver, two live

cartridges, one empty cartridge, a Bullet motorcycle, and Rs.

700 in cash were recovered from his possession.

According to reports, the Padri police, Special Operations Group

(SOG), and surveillance team, led by Superintendent of Police (SP) Nagar and

Superintendent of Police (CO) Sadar, were jointly checking suspicious vehicles.

Meanwhile, an informant reported that wanted criminal Sundaram Upadhyay was

approaching from Jhingura Road with illegal weapons. When police surrounded him,

the accused opened fire to avoid arrest. In retaliation, police fired in

self-defense, striking Upadhyay in the leg.

The injured criminal was taken under police custody to the

Primary Health Center at Padri, where doctors referred him to Sadar Hospital. According

to doctors, his condition is reported to be normal. SP City Ritesh Singh said

that the arrested accused was wanted in a case registered at the Padri police

station. Following the recovery and arrest, the police have initiated further

legal action against him.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi