Basti (UP), March 6 A man accused of shooting a 18-year-old woman to death was arrested after an encounter with police in the Kalvari area here, an officer said on Friday.
The accused sustained a bullet injury to his right knee during the exchange of fire, he said.
Additional Superintendent of Police Shyamkant said the woman was allegedly shot dead in a village on March 2 by the accused, identified as 22-year-old Mandeep Paswan, who had previously sexually assaulted her.
A case was subsequently registered under sections 103(1) (murder), 333 (trespassing with intent to hurt, assault, or wrongful restraint), and 351(2) (criminal intimidation) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) based on the complaint.
Paswan was arrested in a joint operation by the Kalwari police station, SWAT teams, and the Special Operations Group (SOG). A pistol and some cartridges were recovered from the accused.
Head constable Arvind Singh of the Kalwari police station sustained a bullet injury to his right shoulder during the encounter. Both Paswan and Singh have been admitted to the Community Health Centre in Bahadurpur.
Police said a separate case had earlier been registered against Paswan at the Kalwari police station under sections 64(2) (punishment for rape), 351(3) (criminal intimidation), and 352 (intentional insult with intent to provoke breach of peace) of the BNS, along with provisions of the IT Act and the POCSO Act.