Police Apprehend Miscreant After Encounter In UP’s Mau

A miscreant was injured after an encounter broke out with police officials in the early morning of Thursday in the Mau district of Uttar Pradesh, said police.

The encounter took place in the Raini village of Pardaha block of Mau district at around 4.30 am on Thursday.

The miscreant has been arrested and is taken to the hospital where his treatment is underway. In the retaliatory action, he was shot in both legs.

The arrested individual has been identified as Aaftab who had a bounty of Rs 50,000 and was a resident of Azamgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.

Along with the arrest, the police have also recovered a pistol, two live ammunitions, two cartridges and a bike from him.

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Speaking with ANI, the Additional Superintendent of Police of Mau, Mahesh Singh Attri said, “As part of the Mau police’s campaign to eradicate the crime, during checking in the Raini village, an encounter broke out between police officials and a miscreant. The miscreant was injured in the retaliatory action by the police as he was shot in both legs and was arrested from the spot. He has been identified as Aaftab, son of Haleem and is a resident of the Azamgarh district on which there was a bounty of Rs 50,000.”

He further informed about the recovered materials and said, “Along with it, the police have also recovered a pistol, two live ammunitions, two cartridges and a bike. He has been admitted to the hospital where his treatment is underway. The law and order is in control and peace is maintained in the area.”

The arrest comes in the wake of Mau Police’s campaign to eradicate crime from the district.

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