Naresh Khair, the main accused of a large robbery of Rs 2 crore, escaped from the police custody in Firozabad, Uttar Pradesh, was killed in a police encounter. Naresh escaped with a cash of Rs 2 crore from a car in Gujarat six days ago. The police arrested six accused in this case yesterday, but the Naresh was out of the grip of the police.
He was arrested by the police on Sunday, but he escaped from the police custody on the pretext of defecation in the police station Butterpur area on highway number-2. After absconding, the police immediately formed four teams to search for him and conducted a checking operation across the district. Late in the evening, he had an encounter with the police behind the BMR Hotel.
40 lakh rupees cash recovered
According to the police, Naresh had already hidden arms in the area. He fired on the police during the encounter, he was injured in retaliation and later succumbed. The police recovered Rs 40 lakh cash, two pistols and several kiosks from him.
According to the information, Naresh Khair was a resident of Aligarh and more than a dozen criminal cases were registered against him. He was considered a vicious criminal and the police had been searching for him for a long time. In view of his criminal activities, DIG Agra Range had declared a reward of 50 thousand rupees on him.
Seven accused arrest
After this encounter, the police has got a big success. At the same time, the police say that strict action will be taken on the absconding criminals and their network. In the case of robbery of 2 crores, seven accused have been arrested so far and the recovery action is going on.
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