Taking a cue from the UP Police which is on an encounter spree, residents of Kasganj managed to kill two criminals and injure three other aides during an exchange of fire on Mondayafternoon. The police later rushed to the spot and shifted the injured criminals to hospital. A case was registered and the matter was being probed.
As per reports, the local police after hearing gunshots from Chaka area of Patiyali police station area rushed to the spot on Monday afternoon.
They found that villages had taken positions against some criminals, who had reportedly attacked them with gunshots. The police later said that the exchange of fire, two criminals were killed while their four accomplices were injured while another managed to escape. The injured were shifted to a hospital. The deceased were identified as Sanjay Kumar Mishra (28) of Nanpara (Bahraich) and Raj Kumar (30) of Patiyali (Kasganj). Both had several cases of murder and heinous crimes registered against their namesm. Investigations are on by the police.