Gurugram: A 24-year-old suspect who had escaped from a jail in Kannauj, Uttar Pradesh, was caught after an change of fireplace with a criminal offense department staff in Manesar’s Kasan late Thursday evening, police stated.
Police stated the suspect, Ankit Kumar alias Gudda, is a resident of Hajurapur in Kannauj and was hiding in rented lodging in Khoh village in Gurugram.
He had escaped from Kannauj jail in January this yr, the place he was lodged after being arrested for allegedly possessing unlawful firearms.
Based on police, Kumar has six prison circumstances registered towards him in Uttar Pradesh, and the UP Police had declared a reward of ₹25,000 on him for his arrest.
Sandeep Turan, public relations officer of Gurugram Police, stated the Manesar crime department unit had acquired enter concerning the motion of a wished suspect from Panchgaon Chowk to Kasan village, following which car checking was carried out on numerous routes within the space.
“A suspect on a bike tried to flee by taking a U-turn after recognizing the checking when crime department sleuths chased him,” he stated.
Turan stated the suspect misplaced steadiness of his bike in a rush and toppled when he opened hearth on the police staff closing in as he tried to flee. “One of many raiding staff members was hit however the bullet-proof jacket he was sporting saved him,” he stated.
Investigators stated the police retaliated after firing a warning shot and asking Kumar to give up, however he stored firing on the police staff and was finally shot within the leg and overpowered.
They stated he was taken to the Civil Hospital in Sector 10A for therapy and might be formally arrested as soon as medical doctors declare him medically match.
An FIR towards Kumar was registered for try and homicide and beneath the Arms Act on the Manesar police station early Friday. Police stated a pistol, {a magazine}, 5 empty cartridges, one dwell cartridge, and a bike had been recovered from the spot.
