Prayagraj,

29 Jan (HS): Late Wednesday night, a police team encountered two

motorcycle-riding criminals near the Ghode Deeh Canal in the Karchana police

station area of ​​Prayagraj district in Uttar Pradesh. Two criminals were

injured in the exchange of fire, while two others escaped, taking advantage of

the darkness. The injured criminals have been admitted to a hospital for

treatment. The police team recovered two motorcycles, a pistol, a revolver, and

cartridges used in the incident from the scene.

Yamunanagar

Deputy Commissioner of Police Vivek Chandra Yadav said that the criminals

injured by the bullets were identified as Pappu Sonkar, son of Sahnlal, a

resident of Sohbatiabagh in the Georgetown police station area of ​​Prayagraj,

and his companion Arvind Sonkar, son of the late Ajay Kumar Sonkar. Both have

been admitted for treatment. Two criminals took advantage of the darkness and

escaped from the scene. The search for the absconding criminals is ongoing.

He

said that on January 28, near Majhua Canal in Karchana police station area,

Chandan Soni was pushed off his motorcycle and his gold and silver bags were

looted. When he resisted, the criminals shot him and fled. In another incident,

motorcycle-borne criminals looted silver jewellery and cash from Kavita

Vishwakarma, a woman who was going on a scooter. The joint police team of

Karchana and SOG was continuously trying to solve both the incidents. On

Wednesday night, checking was underway near a culvert on the Harrai Ghode Deeh

and Bendo border. Meanwhile, two motorcycles were seen speeding. The police

team signaled them to stop for checking, but the riders, upon seeing the

police, began to flee.

Suspicious,

the police team pursued them, who then fled toward the Mungari-Panasa road.

When the riders found themselves surrounded by the SOG Yamunanagar Zone team

and the Karchana police station, panicked, they dropped their motorcycle and

began running toward the fields. Seeing themselves surrounded, the bikers

opened fire on the police team with the intent to kill, prompting the police

team to return fire in self-defense. In the police team's retaliatory fire, two

suspects, Pappu Sonkar and Arvind Sonkar, fell injured. Two other suspects,

taking advantage of the darkness, escaped.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi