Prayagraj, 15 Aug

(HS): Three robbers were injured in a shootout on late Thursday night in the

Phaphamau police station area of Prayagraj district of Uttar Pradesh. Two more

robbers were arrested on their information. Deputy Commissioner of Police

Ganganagar Kuldeep Singh Gunawat and Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police

Ganganagar Pushkar Verma said that among the robbers injured by bullets, Faiz

son of Fayaz, resident of Rupapur village of Phaphamau police station area, his

neighbor Altamas son of Mohammad Ibrahim and Alishan son of Mohammad Salim have

been admitted to the hospital for treatment. During interrogation, on the

information given by the arrested robber, the police team arrested Nabi Ahmed

alias Raja son of Wasim Ahmed and Nadeem son of Ahsaas Ahmed, residents of Rudapur.

The police

recovered a total of Rs 4,84,600 in cash and 3 illegal country-made pistols, 5

cartridges, 2 empty cartridges and 2 motorcycles used in the robbery from the

possession of the arrested robber. On August 13, near Shantipuram intersection

in Phaphmau area, unidentified miscreants on a motorcycle had looted Rs 5 lakh

from Chhedilal Gupta, a resident of Sarai taluka, and fled. In this regard, the

police lodged a case and started searching for the suspected robber. The police

team led by Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Ganganagar Pushkar Verma

made the arrest near Bela Kachhar under Phaphmau police station area.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi