Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh) [India], January 23 (HBTV): After four miscreants were killed in an encounter in Uttar Pradesh's Shamli, Director General of Police (DGP) Prashant Kumar on Tuesday said that one of the miscreants, identified as Arshad, was an active member of the Mukim Kala gang and was carrying a bounty of INR 1 lakh. After the death of Mukim Kala, Arshad formed his own gang and continued criminal activities in the neighbouring areas of Haryana and Uttar Pradesh, the police official said.

Arshad was wanted in a robbery case in the Saharanpur district and had committed several crimes. The encounter took place in the early hours of Tuesday in the village of Ud Pur (near the UP-Haryana border) in the Jhinjhana area of UP's Shamli district.

DGP Prashant Kumar told ANI, 'One of the miscreants killed has been identified as Arshad, and there was a reward of INR 1 lakh on him. He was wanted in a robbery case in the Saharanpur district. His other two companions have been identified as Manjeet and Satish. One Brezza car, two pistols, one carbine, and three guns have also been recovered from them. Arshad is an active member of the Mukim Kala gang. Arshad has more than 16 cases against him, out of which five are of murder. He was released in June 2024 and became active again. He formed his own gang and was continuously engaging in such activities in the neighbouring areas of Haryana and UP.'

The police official added that during the encounter, Inspector Sunil was seriously injured and is in critical condition. He is undergoing treatment at Medanta Hospital in Gurugram, Haryana.

'...In the early hours, an encounter broke out between STF, district police, and miscreants in a village of Ud Pur in the Jhinjhana area of the Shamli district. This village is located on the Haryana-UP border. Four miscreants were killed, and during this, our Inspector Sunil also got seriously injured. Inspector Sunil was hit by 3-4 bullets and is in critical condition. He is undergoing treatment at Gurugram's Medanta hospital,' the top police official said.

'At least four miscreants were killed, and one STF inspector was injured after an encounter broke out between Uttar Pradesh's Special Task Force (STF) and miscreants in the early hours of Tuesday,' said the police.

The encounter occurred in the Jhinjhana area of the Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh. According to the UP STF, the miscreants have been identified as Arshad, Manjeet, Satish, and one unknown accomplice. (ANI)