A bootlegger was killed in an encounter with the police while two his aides were nabbed in Bulandsahar district on Monday. The encounter took place near a railway crossing in Khurza nagar police station. According to reports, the Khurza police got a tip off movement of liquor smugglers who were carrying Haryana made liquor in the state. On information, a police team went out in the hunt of the smugglers and started trailing a mini truck by which the miscreants were carrying the liquor cartons.
The mini truck was being escorted by a car. The police waved hand asking both the vehicles to stop. At this, the car borne miscreants sped off while the police nabbed the truck driver Ravindra and helper Vikas. Another police team chased the car by which the miscreants were fleeing. The team was later assisted by Circle Officer Dibai also. During the chase, the car slowed down at the Kaserkala railway crossing and the cops overtook the vehicle warning the occupants to surrender before the police.
The police said the miscreants opened fire at the police team with an intention to kill the police men and to evade the arrest. In reply, the cops opened fire to defend self and to overpower the miscreants. In the exchange of gunfire, one of the occupants was killed while two their aide surrendered before the police. The miscreant killed was identified later as Ranveer Singh of Dharuheda police station of Rewari district in Haryana. His identity was ascertained on the basis of a driving license which was recovered from him during frisking.
His aides, who were identified as Pravesh Tyagi and Rakesh Kumar, both of Rewari district, also acknowledged deceased’s identity. The police said a mini truck, 250 cartons filled with liquor bottles, a car, a double barrel handgun, two cartridges and 15 live cartridges, two country made pistols live and bullet shells were recovered from the miscreants.