This story is from July 4, 2020

Wanted criminal injured in police encounter, held

Wanted criminal injured in police encounter, held
Varanasi: A wanted criminal Raj Narayan Yadav alias Raju, who carried a reward of Rs. 25,000, was arrested in Mughalsarai area in Chandauli district after a police encounter in the small hours on Friday. The arrested criminal sustained a bullet injury in his leg during the encounter, while his aide managed to flee.
Yadav was admitted to the trauma centre in Varanasi.

According to reports, following the Kanpur encounter in which eight policemen were killed, the police swung into action across the state. The Chandauli police too were on high alert when they encountered two criminals around 3 am.
Chandauli ASP Prem Chand said that a police team led by Mugghalsarai inspector Shivanand Mishra was checking the vehicles near the Samajwadi Party office when the criminals were spotted on a motorcycle.
When the police party tried to stop the trio, they opened fire. The bullet broke the windscreen of the police vehicle and hit the seat, but no one was hurt in the firing. The police then chased the criminals and intercepted them near Chakia trisection. In the exchange of fire, criminal Raj Narayan Yadav sustained bullet injury in his right leg.
The arrested criminal is a resident of Piyari locality in Varanasi. He was involved in several cases of murder and loot in Varanasi and Ghazipur.
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