Car robber killed in gunfire in police encounter in UP's Meerut
Meerut (UP) (PTI): A man accused of shooting at a sub-inspector during a robbery bid died of bullet wounds sustained in an encounter with police on Saturday, an officer said.
On January 22, Vinay Kumar had made his escape opening gunfire at police, wounding sub inspector Munesh Kumar.
Kumar died during treatment late Saturday evening after being shot in retaliation in a police encounter, said Meerut Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Rohit Singh Sajwan.
On the night of January 22, police responded to a car robbery in an area under Kankarkheda Police Station.
Since the vehicle was fitted with GPS, police managed to locate the robbers and began chasing them.
While being chased, the car robbers opened fire at police and wounded police outpost in-charge Munesh Kumar in the chest, the officer said.
Kumar was admitted to hospital and is recovering from the wound.
Police identified the robbers as Vinay Verma, Anuj, and Naresh Sagar with the help of CCTV cameras, the SSP said.
On Saturday evening, Vinay Verma and Naresh Sagar were arrested while planning to flee to Agra by bus, he said.
Verma, during interrogation, confessed that it was he who had shot at police. He was taken to the place where he hid the weapon used in the incident, the SSP said.
According to the officer, Verma, while at the spot, again tried to escape from police custody and gave a gunshot wound to a constable in his arm.
He said that police surrounded Verma and shot at him in retaliation.
"Vinay got seriously injured in the police firing and was taken to hospital where he succumbed to the injuries," said the SSP
He added, "More than six cases of attempt to murder, robbery, Gangster Act and theft are registered against Verma at various police stations of the district."
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Chadha, others wouldn't have left AAP had it followed 'right' path: Anna Hazare
Mumbai (PTI): Social activist Anna Hazare has said Raghav Chadha and six other Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) Rajya Sabha members would not have quit the party had it followed the "right" path.
"Everyone has the right to hold an opinion in a democracy. They (Chadha and others) must have faced some trouble, which is why they left," Hazare told reporters on Friday in Ahilyanagar district of Maharashtra.
AAP Rajya Sabha members Raghav Chadha and Sandeep Pathak addressed a joint press conference in Delhi on Friday, announcing their exit from the Arvind Kejriwal-led party to join the BJP.
Chadha claimed that nearly two-thirds of AAP's Rajya Sabha members had quit the party and would function as a separate faction.
"It is their (AAP leadership’s) fault. Had that party followed the right way, they would not have left," Hazare said.
Hazare reiterated that Chadha and others must have faced difficulties within AAP, and that is why they left. "Had the party gone in the right direction, they would not have quit the party," he added.
"There must be some or the other reason (for their leaving AAP). In a democracy, every person has a view about where to stay and leave," Hazare said.
The Chadha-led exodus marks a significant setback for the Kejriwal-led party since its formation in 2012, which followed the momentum of Anna Hazare’s anti-corruption movement.
