Prayagraj Police on the encounter website at Nehru park in Dhoomangunj
One of the important thing accused within the killing of a witness in the 2005 murder case of an MLA in Uttar Pradesh, was shot and killed by the state police in an encounter close to Prayagraj.
The accused, Arbaz, was shot within the chest in the course of the police encounter in Nehru Park at Dhoomangunj, say sources.
A constable was injured within the encounter whereas an inspector, Rajesh Maurya, was shot within the hand.
Arbaz was taken to a hospital the place he was declared introduced useless.
“On 24/2/23, Arbaz, accused of the brutal homicide of witness Umesh Pal, has been declared useless within the hospital after being injured in an encounter in Prayagraj with @prayagraj_pol. UPPolice will take strict motion in opposition to mafias and criminals below the coverage of zero tolerance,” Prashant Kumar, Additional Director General of Police (ADG), Law and Order, stated.
On Friday, Umesh Pal, a key witness within the homicide case of Bahujan Samaj Party MLA Raju Pal in 2005, was shot useless whereas he was getting out of the backseat of a Hyundai Creta SUV in Prayagraj.
CCTV footage confirmed Umesh Pal and one among his two police bodyguards getting out of the SUV when instantly a person got here from behind and shot him. Umesh Pal, who seemed to be injured, ran in direction of an alley with the attacker in pursuit whereas his bodyguards lay injured on the street. The attacker shot him there for a remaining time earlier than fleeing.
Umesh Pal was taken to an area hospital, the place he died throughout remedy, the police stated.
“The incident occurred proper outdoors Umesh Pal’s dwelling. So far it has been confirmed that two bombs had been thrown and he was fired at by a small firearm,” Prayagraj police chief Ramit Sharma instructed reporters.