Over half a dozen policemen were injured when throwing open challenge before the members of law enforcing agencies, henchmen of a hardened criminal of Western Uttar Pradesh, attacked the police Party to get their leader freed from their custody. The sensational incident was reported from Meerut, where the police party raided a locality to lay a trap on hardened criminal Pathan aka Khan, who earlier also absconded from police custody after making an attempt on their lives in Bareilly. Now, a case was registered in this connection by the police with Bahsuma police station but no arrest has been made so far.
Reports said that a police team from Bareilly district, comprising of in-charge of Sirouli Police station, Ganjedra Singh Tyagi, sub-inspectors—Shankar Singh, Jaman Singh, Rajendra Kumar, and over half a dozen constables, went to Meerut, after having information that Pathan aka Khan, a listed criminal who escaped from their custody had taken shelter in Shekhpura village in Bahsuma area of Meerut. Pathan, who was carrying a reward of Rs 15,000, had fled from the police custody from near Bhojpur police station in Bareilly on March 15. Suspecting that Khan, might have taken shelter in the company of his henchmen, so the Bareilly police contacted with their counterparts at Bahsuma police station and sought their help. Reports further said that the police team raided the locality and caught Pathan inside the home of one Firoziddin, at Shekhpura.
However, the matter took an ugly turn when Firoziddin’s family and his associates started shouting and other villagers also joined them in surrounding the team. The trouble makers attacked the police team and were also indulged in heavy stone pelting on them. The mob even opened fire forcing the police to release Khan and take shelter to save their lives. later, the cops sent an SOS after which more force reached the spot and opened fire to rescue their colleagues. However, cops not mustard courage to enter the locality again and arrest the trouble makers. later all the cops injured in the attack were admitted to a private nursing home. local police later registered cases in the matter naming 10 criminals and 150 unidentified villagers.
Meanwhile regional manager of Central Bank of India in Gorakhpur, was shot dead by unknown miscreants on Tuesday night. Reports said that 50-year-old Deenanath Yadav, regional manager in Central Bank of India at Gorakhpur, was going to his rented house at Ashok Nagar locality of Shahpur in Gorakhpur on his car, when some unknown miscreants opened fire on him in which he was critically injured. Some passers-by rushed him to hospital where he was pronounced dead upon arrival. A case has been registered in this regard and investigations are on to confirm the motive behind the incident.