Following an encounter, a wanted criminal and his accomplice were arrested on Wednesday in Modi Nagar area on the alleged charges of robbery of worth `20 crore and shooting dead a police constable in Muzzaffar
Nagar area in the past. A pistol, stock of live cartridges, dozen mobile phones, 12 SIM cards, a laptop and a car were also recovered from his possession.
The accused identified as Ranchit Jat is allegedly a sharp shooter of a gang, named ‘Vikki Tyagi’ and was carrying a reward worth `20,000 over his head, told police. The arrest took place following a trader’s complaint whose car was robbed on Monday near Food plaza of Modi Nagar area. On vehicles checking on Tuesday night, police stopped Jat who was in a Santro Car belonging to the complainant trader, after which Jat opened fire at the police team. The incident gave rise to firing from either side and finally ended with the apprehension of the accused with his accomplice Ajay Rana.
On interrogation it was revealed that the duo was going to attend a case hearing of Rana in Muzzafar Nagar, added police.
The prime accused Jat is already booked under other 12 criminal cases in different police stations of Ghaziabad, Meerut, Muzaffar Nagar and Chandigarh. The duo is under judicial custody and further investigation is underway, said police.