Notorious criminal killed in police encounter

Hardwar, Feb 23 (UNI) A notorious criminal was killed in an encounter at Jagjeetpur crossing here, police said today.

Acting on a tip off from informers, the Special Operation Group (SOG) team, led by R B Chamola and the Kankhal police led by S O Surendra Singh Sawant, reached Jagjeetpur crossing at Kankhal where they tried to stop two motorcycle-borne suspects.

Finding themselves surrounded, the two started firing at the police party. The police returned the fire, killing one of them on the spot.

However, the other miscreant managed to escape in the darkness.

The police has identified the killed crimnal as Sandeep alias Gitti. Meanwhile, the police have started combing operations to nab the absconding miscreant.

Police said Sandeep had been associated with the dreaded Suneel Rathi gang and 20 cases of heinous crimes such as murder, loot and extortion had been registered against him in different police stations.

UNI