A man has been arrested by the police for allegedly threatening an SDM posted in Uttar Pradesh's Saharanpur district while claiming to be the PA of public representatives.
A history-sheeter carrying a bounty of Rs 1 lakh on his head was shot in the leg after he attempted to flee police custody while being taken to Jaipur after being arrested, police said on Thursday.
"The Crime Branch received information that Avneesh, accused of firing on a youth in the Harsh Vihar area, was about to reach near Ghazipur Paper Market. Thereafter, the team set a vehicle trap," said the police.
The accused, identified as Md Faijan (35) and is a resident of Sawda in Delhi has six cases of murder, extortion, robbery, and theft registered against him.
A wanted gangster carrying a Rs 25,000 bounty on his head was arrested following a brief exchange of fire with the police in Uttar Pradesh's Sitapur district.
Over 17,000 police personnel, including all the zonal ADG, IG, DIG, SP, SDOP and Station House Officers (SHO) of the state patrolled together throughout the night for the first time. The action was taken on the instruction of Director General of Police (DGP) Sudhir Saxena in order to main