Firozabad, Oct. 5 -- Naresh, the key accused in the sensational Rs 2 crore highway robbery case that took place on September 30 near Makkhanpur, was killed in a police encounter on Sunday night near Halpura underpass, close to the Banipur forest area along NH-19.
Naresh, a resident of Arni village in Khair, Aligarh district, had earlier escaped police custody while being taken for recovery of stolen cash. He had confessed to hiding nearly Rs 20 lakh in a bag concealed in bushes along the highway. While on the way to the indicated location, he tricked the police under the pretext of needing to relieve himself and managed to flee.
Following his escape, Firozabad SSP launched a massive manhunt, forming four police teams and initiating an int...