Ghazipur,

02 July (HS): Under the campaign being run against criminals in Ghazipur

district, the joint team of Khanpur and Saidpur police station has achieved

great success. In an encounter that took place early on Wednesday, the police

caught three notorious criminals including one with a reward of Rs. 25,000. In

the retaliatory firing, all three criminals were shot in the legs, who have

been admitted to the hospital for treatment.

In

the early morning, the police station in-charge inspector of Khanpur was

checking vehicles at Pokhara turn with his team. During this, three people were

seen coming on a bike without helmets from Bhujua side. The police signaled

them to stop. The miscreants tried to run over the policemen with the bike and

started running away. Khanpur police immediately informed the control room and

Saidpur police station. The police station in-charge of Saidpur showed

promptness and blocked the road at Budhipur turn and laid siege. Seeing

themselves surrounded, the miscreants fired three rounds from country-made

pistols at the police. The police retaliated in self-defense, in which all

three miscreants were shot in the legs and they fell from the bike. The police

team, taking precautions, caught the injured miscreants. The police team has

recovered three pistols, three live cartridges and three shells from the spot.

The three criminals were identified as Avinash Yadav, son of late Bharat Yadav,

resident of village Koodalambi, police station Khanpur, Vikas alias Kariya

Yadav, son of Ramkunwar, resident of village Narkata Fork, police station

Chandwak, district Jaunpur, Devendra Chauhan alias Kallu Chauhan, son of

Virendra Chauhan, resident of village Kainthwalia, police station Khanpur.

The

injured miscreants have been sent to CHC Khanpur for first aid. According to

the Superintendent of Police office, legal action is being taken against the

accused under the relevant sections. As soon as the information of the incident

was received, police officers reached the spot and took stock of the situation.

Police officers said that the campaign against criminals in the district will

be made stricter. It is worth noting that one of the miscreants arrested in the

encounter, Avinash Yadav, has a reward of Rs. 25,000 on his head. He is also a

named accused in the case of murderous attack on BJP leader Triveni Singh and

his nephew Vishwajeet alias Rajan Singh, a resident of Kudhalambi village of

Khanpur police station of the district. The police team caught Avinash along

with his accomplices in an encounter that took place within 36 hours of the

incident.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi