Noida, 26 May (HS): A 28-year-old policeman who was part of a

Noida police squad attempting to apprehend a wanted criminal in Ghaziabad was

fatally shot by his companions, officials said Monday. The incident occurred

late Sunday night in Masoorie's Nahal village, when a squad stormed a spot in

search of Qadir, who was sought in a robbery case reported at Noida's Phase-III

Police Station.

When the crew was bringing Qadir away, his companions hiding

behind a panchayat bhavan fired gunshots, pummeled them with stones, and

attacked them with dangerous weapons, according to Deputy Commissioner of Police

(Rural) Surendra Nath Tiwari. In the attack, Constable Saurabh Kumar Deshwal

was shot in the head. He was transported

to Yashoda Hospital, where medics pronounced him dead, according to the DCP.

The 2016 batch policeman was from Shamli and worked at Phase-III

Police Station. His death has left the police department with a significant

loss, according to a spokeswoman for the Gautam Buddha Nagar Commissionerate. Sub-inspectors Sachin Rathi, Udit Singh,

Sumit, and Nikhil were hurt in the attack, he stated.

Qadir, who escaped during the disturbance, was apprehended and

is presently in detention. According to the spokesman, he has 16 criminal charges against

him and is Thana Masoori's history-sheeter. Police are looking for Adil,

Qadir's brother, and numerous other suspects in the incident.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi