According to police, the injured goon was among the three accused wanted in connection to a case of looting. While one accused was shot, two others managed to abscond from the spot in the encounter.
"We know about all your corruption, the day we come into power we will come with police and you will be sent to the right place. Mumbai is ours. Stop looting Mumbai," Shiv Sena leader Aaditya Thackeray said.
The accused looted the plastic trader, V Satish, a resident of Madurai, Tamil Nadu in Gandhi Nagar locality in the state capital Bhopal on June 23. The accused had left the businessman on the highway by tying his hands and legs and fled away.
The painting, "Madonna with Child" by Italian Baroque-Era painter Alessandro Turchi, was handed over to the Polish Embassy in Tokyo in late May at no expense to Poland. However, it is unclear how the piece ended up in the ownership of its previous Japanese owner.
The Crime Branch said that the tunnel was selected as the suitable location for the heist since the robbers felt that there would be no good samaritans stopping by to help the victim inside the tunnel.
"A 28-year-old girl was attacked with a sharp object on her face on Saturday evening in the Kalkaji area of Delhi. The accused is not known to the victim. The reason behind the attack is not clear as the girl was neither looted nor she could recall any enmity with the accused," police said
"The people have decided not to bring them to power again. They know they are not coming back and are, hence, looting the state as much as they can. They are neck-deep in corruption. Inquiries are being conducted against those who indulged in theft. You can imagine the plight of the peopl
On June 20, an incident of looting was reported in Naka Hindola, involving Rs 15 lakh from a trader. In another incident in BKT, more than 8 lakh rupees were looted from the victims, according to Akash Kulhari, JCP Crime, Lucknow.
"YSRCP government in the state is looting people's wealth with many predatory decisions. Every government uses resources keeping future generations in mind. But in Andhra Pradesh, a new policy is being implemented to loot natural resources," BJP leader Vishnu Vardhan Reddy said.