Police arrest vehicle thief after gunfire exchange
Kanpur: Police arrested a vehicle thief following an exchange of gunfire late on Saturday night. The offender sustained gunshot wounds during the confrontation and was subsequently hospitalised by the police while his two accomplices escaped in the darkness.
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Police teams were conducting regular checks late on Saturday night due to rising incidents of four-wheeler thefts across Govind Nagar, Barra, and Gujaini areas in the South Zone. During inspection, the police officers attempted to halt a suspicious numberless Mahindra pickup truck, but its occupants tried to escape. Upon police pursuit, the suspects opened fire, resulting in one criminal receiving a leg injury in the counter-firing, while two others fled in the darkness.
The wounded criminal, identified as Shivam, son of Ashwani from Phaphund Auraiya, disclosed during questioning that he and his aides Bobby and Suhail were involved in vehicle theft operations. Their gang, based in Faridabad, specifically targeted older model vehicles. They recently stole two vehicles from Kanpur and sold them to a scrap dealer. DCP Deependra Nath Chaudhary said, "Their latest attempted theft was thwarted by vigilant policing.
The authorities will implement stringent legal measures, including the Gangster Act, against the gang."
The operation was conducted by police teams under ADCP South and ACP's supervision.
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