A criminal with a bounty of Rs 25,000 on his head sustained gunshot injuries in Agra in the early hours of Friday during an encounter with police. He was among three miscreants arrested today for their alleged involvement in looting a city-based jeweller earlier this week, police said today.
Strongly objecting to a deceased Agniveer jawan, who died of a self-inflicted gunshot wound, not being accorded a funeral with full military honours, Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) leader Raghav Chadha on Sunday hit out at the Centre saying that it only lays bare its 'Agniveer' recruitment scheme.
"In an unfortunate incident, Agniveer Amritpal Singh died while on sentry duty in Rajouri Sector, due to a self inflicted gun shot injury," the White Knight Corps said in a post on 'X'.
Eyewitness statements and videos from the spot showcase attendees running to safety, with security forces subsequently escorting some to a southern base.
According to officials, the victim's body was found with a gunshot wound on his head in an open field in Khanpur village of Moradabad on Saturday morning.
Delhi Lieutenant Governor VK Saxena has granted sanction for the prosecution of six persons accused in a case of North-East Delhi communal riots of 2020 in which a man died due to gunshot injury.
"The North Rohini police station received a distress call on July 22 evening reporting a robbery involving gunshots at a medical store in Sector-7, Rohini," a police official said.