Ballia (UP), February 17 A criminal was arrested here in an encounter in the Bansdih police station area, an official said on Tuesday.
The arrested criminal has been identified as Dilip Sahni (31), a resident of Duhi Musi village. He has cases registered against him at multiple police stations across Ballia district.
ASP Dinesh Kumar Shukla said that during a routine check at Mahua Morh on the Bansdih-Sarangpur road, around 11.30 pm on Monday, police signalled a suspicious person riding a motorcycle to stop. However, the motorcyclist tried to escape without stopping and fell to the side of the road.
Seeing himself surrounded by police, he opened fire. Police retaliated in self-defense, in which he sustained a bullet injury on his right leg. Later, Sahni was arrested in an injured condition and admitted to the district hospital.
Police recovered a stolen motorcycle, a country-made pistol, and live cartridges from him.
