Continuing the crackdown against the criminals, police nabbed three hard core criminals, who were wounded in the exchange of fire, in separate three encounters in western parts of Uttar Pradesh.
In Agra, a wanted criminal, against whom state police had announced a bounty of Rs 25,000, was wounded during an encounter with UP police in New Agra area on Saturday night. The encounter took place between the police and two bike-borne criminals when police was conducting vehicle checking on Pohia Ghat road of the locality.
Police said the criminal arrested was identified as Rinku Yadav and he was wounded in the encounter while his aide managed to escape by taking advantage of the darkness. The wounded criminal, a native of Ferozabad, was hospitalized by the police along with a policeman, who also suffered minor injuries.
In another similar incident in Bulandshahar district, a dreaded criminal Sonu, on which UP police had announced a reward of Rs 25,000, was injured in an encounter with police under Dehat police station area on Saturday night.
Police said three criminals were going on a motorcycle when police challenged, following which they opened fire. In the encounter, Sonu alias Chotu was injured while other two managed to flee.
A country-made pistol was recovered from the injured criminal, who has been admitted to the hospital.
In Muzaffarnagar district, a criminal was arrested during a brief encounter in Budhana area of the district on Saturday night.
Police said that the criminal Yusuf alias Nishu was travelling on a motorcycle in Barkata locality when police intercepted him. But when he tried to escape, police opened fire in which Yusuf was injured.
The police said there are at least 12 cases pending against the criminal, on whom the district police had announced a bounty of Rs 10,000 recently.