MEERUT, Sept. 16 -- Police arrested two accused for the murder of history-sheeter Salim alias Deewana following an encounter on Kila Road in Meerut on Monday night. One of the accused, Wajid alias Bhura, was injured in the exchange of fire, officials said.

SP (city) Ayush Vikram Singh said that the history-sheeter -- Salim, a resident of Humayun Nagar in Lohiya Nagar -- was shot dead while returning on his motorcycle after attending a court hearing on July 30 evening. The case was registered following a complaint by his brother, Usman. The accused had been on the run since then.

Singh explained that during a checking operation on Kila Road on Monday night, police intercepted the suspects, resulting in a brief encounter. Wajid, a residen...