Following an encounter, the Ghaziabad Police shot dead a man who with his friends had allegedly killed a police constable on Wednesday over a dispute regarding a raid recovery in Chirori village on Thursday. A 9mm pistol was also recovered from their possession.
The accused was identified as Om Prakash, resident of Kharkhari area. The encounter took place after Prakash with his two friends barged into the Banthla police post on November 25 and shot police constable, Sudesh Yadav (28) dead, said police. The trio at around 10:30 PM came to attend a marriage after which they went to police post and shot the constable over a dispute.