Criminal arrested after encounter in Lucknow
TNN Bureau. Updated: 3/20/2018 2:41:33 PM
National
Lucknow, Mar 20 : Wanted criminal accused of kidnapping a school boy was arrested after an encounter with police here in Hazaratganj area on Tuesday.
Senior Superintendent of police Deepak Kumar here said that acting on a tip-off, police team intercepted two motorbike borne suspects here in Hazaratganj area but criminals opened fire on police team.
In retaliatory firing one criminal was injured, while his accomplice managed to flee. The injured criminal was identified as Ajay Rai who was prime accused of kidnapping of a school boy, the SSP said, adding that a country made pistol and some live cartridges were recovered from him.
A manhunt was launched to nab other criminal, he added.