Bareilly, Oct. 9 -- A major development unfolded in Bareilly early Thursday morning as a dreaded dacoit, known by multiple aliases, Shaitan, Iftikhar, and Soldier, was gunned down in a police encounter near the Bilwa Bridge on Nainital Road.The encounter was led by SSP Anurag Arya, involving the Special Operations Group (SOG) and police teams from three police stations. According to officials, when police tried to surround the accused, he opened fire on the force, prompting retaliatory action in which he was killed.
SOG Head Constable Rahul sustained injuries during the exchange of fire and is currently undergoing treatment.
Police recovered a .32 bore pistol, two magazines, 17 live cartridges, Rs 28,000 in cash, a mobile phone, and a num...