Ballia (UP), March 15 Police in the Ballia district of Uttar Pradesh arrested a criminal who had a reward of Rs 25,000 on his head after an encounter late Saturday night. A police official said that the criminal sustained a gunshot injury to his left leg.
Additional Superintendent of Police (South) Kripa Shankar said that acting on a tip-off, a team from the Garhwar police station and the SOG (Special Operations Group) attempted to apprehend the wanted criminal around 10:15 pm on Saturday. Upon realizing that he was surrounded by the police, the criminal allegedly fired at the police.
The police fired in self-defense, and the criminal sustained injuries to his left leg, the officer said, adding that he was subsequently arrested.
He has been identified as Tenger Nat (35), a resident of the Kharhatar village under the Gadwar police station area.
According to the ASP, Nat has been sent to the community health centre in Ratsar, where he is currently receiving treatment.
The arrested accused is alleged to have been involved in numerous incidents of theft in the Garhwar, Sukhpura, and Nagra police station areas of the district.
The police recovered a country-made pistol and cartridges from his possession.
