Bareilly,

07 Aug (HS): There was an encounter between the police and the criminals in

Premnagar police station area on Thursday morning. During the firing, bullets

were fired from both sides. In retaliation, the police shot and caught both the

criminals. The police recovered the looted chain, illegal pistols, live and

empty cartridges, cash and stolen bike from the injured criminals.

A

reward of Rs 25,000 each was declared on both the criminals. According to the

police, these criminals have committed many crimes. The incident happened when

the police team of Premnagar police station was going towards Kuddeshiya

bridge. Then near Dharm Kanta, the police saw two suspicious youths riding a

bike. When the police signaled them to stop, they started firing. In response,

the police also fired. Both the criminals were shot in the leg and they fell

down.

The

injured have been identified as Salman son of Jamshed Ahmed resident of Loco

Colony, Nai Basti, Thana Civil Lines, Aligarh and Islam Qadir son of Arif Khan

resident of Banakhana, Thana Premnagar, Bareilly. Both have been admitted to

the hospital for treatment. Police said that many robbery incidents are

expected to be revealed during their iuterrogation.

During interrogation, both

have confessed to being involved in many robbery incidents. Police is also

investigating their criminal history. The police recovered the following: Two

illegal pistols (315 bore), four live and two empty cartridges, a yellow metal

chain, Rs 45 thousand in cash and Stolen Splendor bike.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi