The Azamgarh Police claimed to have gunned down a hardened criminal carrying a cash reward of Rs 50,000 during an encounter on Fridayafternoon. Five policemen were also injured in the exchange and had to be hospitalised.
As per reports, the police was tipped off about hardened criminal Sujeet Singh aka Budhwa of Mau catching up with a cohort for a loot on Fridayafternoon.
SSP Azamgarh, Ajay Sahni said that Inspector of Kotwali spotted two suspicious persons on a motorcycle near Sharda trisection. As the police tried to stop them, the criminals opened fire and sped off from the spot. later, personnel opf neighbouringpolice stations were alerted and after an exchange of fire, one of the criminals was injured while the managed to flee. In the process, five police personnel also received gun shot injuries.
The SSP said on way to hospital, the injured criminal identified himself as Sujeet Singh Budhwa and said that he was involved in SBI heist in Mau, bank loot in Madiyaho (Jaunpur) and half a dozen other robberies. He also identitied his absconding cohort as laljeet Yadav of Sidhari (Azamgarh). Sahni said that Budhwa was pronounced dead upon arrival atthe hospital.
The SSP said that Budhwa escaped from police custody while being taken back to Rampur district after being produced in a Mau court in connection with a loot on August 11, 2017. Since then the cops hadbeen looking for him.