Uttar Pradesh Police killed a man wanted in connection to the robbery attempt on a student, who later died during treatment, in an encounter in Ghaziabad district on Monday.
Police officials were inspecting the Ganganahar track when motorcycle-borne two people headed towards them. Police tried to stop them but they dodged the police team causing them to fire at the pair. One of them was injured while the other got away.
The accused, identified as Jitendra alias Jeetu, died after he was rushed to the hospital. Notably, Jeetu is a history-sheeter and has as many as 12 cases registered against him. A police officer, injured in the encounter, is undergoing treatment.
On October 27, a 21-year-old engineering student was critically injured after she sustained severe head injuries when two individuals on a motorcycle attempted to snatch her phone by pulling her out of an auto-rickshaw in Ghaziabad, police said on Sunday.
One of the suspects was arrested by the police after a brief encounter on Saturday evening. According to the Ghaziabad Police, the victim was identified as Kirti Singh, a first-year computer science student.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Rural) Vivek Chand Yadav said Kirti Singh was returning home from college when the incident took place. Two individuals on a motorcycle attempted to snatch her phone and forcibly pulled her out of the moving auto-rickshaw during the incident. "The girl hit the divider and suffered severe injuries to her head. She is currently admitted to hospital," the DCP said.
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