Bareilly, October 11: The Bareilly police arrested an accused after an encounter on Saturday morning in connection with the firing that took place late Friday night in Bhauna Farm village of Baheri police station area. The accused was shot in the leg and has been sent to the hospital for treatment.
According to police information, Jais Mohammad alias Badla, a resident of Bhauna Farm, fired a pistol at Gurnam Singh after an altercation at around 10:30 pm on Friday night. The bullet hit the upper part of the stomach. The injured Gurnam was admitted to the hospital, where his condition is said to be out of danger.
Based on the report of the incident, Baheri police station registered a case against the accused and began a search. On Saturday morning at around 6:15 am, when the police team was checking near Naula Farm in the Sirsa outpost area, the accused was seen coming on a motorcycle. Upon seeing the police, he started firing. In the retaliatory fire, a police bullet struck him in the leg, and he was apprehended. Police recovered a 315-bore pistol, two empty shells, a live cartridge, and a motorcycle from the scene.
SSP Bareilly Anurag Arya stated, “A case was registered against the accused in the firing incident. Acting swiftly, the police arrested him during an encounter. Teams have been alerted to maintain law and order in the area.”