The Shamli Police gunned down a notorious criminal carrying a cash reward of Rs 50,000 during a late night encounter in Jandhedi locality late on Tuesday night. Two policemen were also injured exchange of fire and were hospitalised where the condition of one of them was stated to be critical.
Officiating DGP and ADG (law and order) Anand Kumar claimed to have directed the SP of Shamli to provide the best of medical aid to the injured cops.
As pr reports, Jandhedi police station personnel led by Station House Officer (SHO) Bhagat Singh tried to intercept some hardened criminals late on Tuesday night. However, the criminals opened fire at the police drawing retaliatory firing. After several round of cross firing, the police managed to eliminate a criminal, who was later on indentified as Shabbir. The slain criminal was wanted in several cases and carried a cash reward of Rs 50,000 lakh on his arrest.
In the exchange of fire, SHO Bhagat Singh and constable Ankit Tomar were also injured. Both the injured were admitted to a hospital where Tomar is still battling for his life.
The local police said that they arrested Shabbir with gangster Mukeem Kalia on October 20, 2015 but Shabbir escaped from police custody after which the government announced a reward of Rs 50,000 on him.
Shabbir, known to be a hitman of Kalia gang, was wanted in more than two dozen cases of murder, loot and extortion in the region. The body was sent for post-mortem examination.