Wanted criminal killed in encounter in UP: Police
Lucknow (PTI): A criminal carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 on his head succumbed to injuries following an encounter with security personnel here on Sunday morning, according to a statement issued by the Uttar Pradesh police.
Two police personnel were also injured in the encounter and sent to the community health centre in Kayamganj. They are currently out of danger.
Acting on a tip-off that a notorious criminal is passing through the area on a motorcycle, a combined team of the Kayamganj police station in Farrukhabad district and the Special Operations Group (SOG) intercepted him and asked him to stop, police said.
The criminal, identified as Devendra alias Pinku, opened fire at the policemen. In retaliatory firing by police, he was hit by a bullet on his leg and taken to the community health centre in Kayamganj.
From the community health centre, he was referred to the Ram Manohar Lohia hospital in Farrukhabad, where he was declared dead by doctors, the statement said.
The deceased was a resident of Farrukhabad. He was wanted in a case lodged at the Kayamganj police station and was carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 on his head.
In 2016, Devendra, along with his associates, killed former sub-divisional magistrate Ramavtar Gupta at Patiyali in Kasganj district during a dacoity.
A total of 19 cases are registered against Devendra, the statement said.
The body of the deceased has been sent for post-mortem, police said.
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Man arrested with Rs 2.54-crore heroin in Mumbai
Mumbai (PTI): Police have arrested a man and seized over 500 grams of heroin worth Rs 2.54 crore in the illicit market from him in Mumbai, officials said on Friday.
The police's Anti-Narcotics Cell (ANC) made the drug seizure in Santacruz in the western suburbs. The operation was conducted by the Kandivali unit of the ANC on Thursday as part of a special crackdown against drug trafficking in the area, they said.
Acting on specific inputs, an ANC team conducted a raid in Santacruz (East) and intercepted a man. During a search, the team recovered 508 grams of high-grade heroin from his possession, an official said.
The seized contraband, a highly addictive, opioid drug derived from morphine, is estimated to be worth Rs 2.54 crore in the international market, he informed.
Following the seizure, a case was registered against the man under relevant sections of the Narcotic Drugs and Psychotropic Substances (NDPS) Act, 1985, and he was formally placed under arrest in the early hours of Friday.
The police are currently investigating the source of the drug and trying to identify the intended recipients of the consignment, he said.
