Gurugram, Apr 25 (PTI) Nuh police said they nabbed a wanted history-sheeter after a brief encounter near a village here in the early hours on Saturday. The criminal and a constable were shot in the leg during the exchange of fire, police said.
Police recovered an illegal pistol and cartridges from the spot. The injured history-sheeter and the constable were admitted to Nalhar Medical College, Nuh for treatment, they said.
According to the police, Rahees was a wanted history-sheeter in nearly 20 cases of serious crimes, including robbery, murder, and dacoity in Haryana and Rajasthan.
Punhana DSP Dinesh Yadav said that around 3:25 am, Rahees saw the police team and opened fire. Constable Gautam was injured when he was hit with a bullet.
He fired again and tried to flee. Later, police shot Rahees in the right leg and nabbed him.
“He is a history-sheeter of the Bichhor police station and absconding for a long time. Currently, he is admitted in the hospital and we will be questioning him after discharged from the hospital,” said DSP Yadav. PTI COR SKY SKY
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