A crime branch team of the Gurugram police arrested a wanted criminal carrying a bounty of Rs 20,000 after a gunfight on Farrukhnagar-Jhajjar Road late on Saturday night, the police said.
The accused has been identified as Sumit (22) of Kheda Khurrampur village in Gurugram. 1 bike, 1 pistol, 1 live cartridge and 4 empty shell cartridges have been recovered from the possession of the accused, police said. According to the police, a crime branch team of the Gurugram police received information about the accused, who was on his bike and going towards village Kheda Khurampur from Jhajjar-Farrukhnagar Road with an illegal weapon. Police said after receiving information, they set up a police naka on the road to nab the criminal.
"When he reached the spot, the police tried to stop him, but he fired at the police team, and one bullet hit the bulletproof jacket of a police officer. In retaliation, the police also opened fire, due to which a bullet hit the accused, and he fell down and was apprehended by the police team. The accused was immediately taken to Civil Hospital for further treatment," a spokesperson for the Gurugram police said. During the encounter, a total of 8 rounds were fired, out of which 4 were fired by the accused and 4 by the police.
After an alleged gunfight, a police station team from the Farukhnagar police station reached the incident spot. The fingerprint team was also informed, and the spot was inspected. In connection with the above incident, a case was registered under the relevant sections against the accused in the Farukhnagar police station, Gurugram.
The accused had eliminated a youth named Rohit, a resident of Kheda Khurrampur village in Gurugram. In which the accused was absconding and a reward of Rs 20,000 was announced by the Gurugram Police.
In this case, an accused named Harsh has already been arrested, Kumar said. "The accused is undergoing treatment; after being discharged from the hospital, he will be arrested and will be thoroughly interrogated. After the arrest, whatever facts come out in the police interrogation, further action will be taken in the case as per the rules," Kumar added.
