Hyderabad, Dec. 30 -- Telangana Director General of Police B Shivadhar Reddy on Tuesday, December 30, said that the investigation into the "encounter" of Nizamabad resident Shaik Riyaz was underway.

Shaik Riyaz, a resident of Nizamabad, had stabbed a police constable leading to his death in mid-October this year. The constable, Pramod, was taking Riyaz to the police station in a case of theft, when the latter reportedly stabbed him and escaped. The constable died later at hospital.

After nearly a week, the police managed to catch Riyaz and arrested him. He was taken to a hospital for check-up, when the police shot him dead after the accused allegedly snatched the pistol of a reserve Sub-Inspector and tried to attack him.

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