Muzaffarnagar: The miscreants who stole the house of senior BJP leader Jai Bhagwan Sharma in Muzaffarnagar had an encounter with the New Mandi police on Monday. One accused was injured in police retaliatory firing, while his accomplice fled from the spot. The police have arrested the injured accused. Stolen gas cylinder, pistol, cartridges and the motorcycle used in the theft have been recovered from his possession.
Details of theft incident
The theft incident took place at the house of Jai Bhagwan Sharma in street number 8 of Bachchan Singh Colony of New Mandi Kotwali area. On October 30, his son Rishabh Dev Sharma had filed a case at New Mandi police station. According to the complaint, cash, two gas cylinders and other items were stolen from the house. The police had registered a case in the case and started searching for the thieves.
Checking and chasing suspects
According to CO New Mandi Raju Kumar Sao, during checking near Platinum Resort on Pachenda Road, two suspects were seen riding a motorcycle without number plate. A gas cylinder was kept in the middle of the bike. The police signaled them to stop, but both of them turned the bike and started running away. When chased, the miscreants left the motorcycle and the cylinder and entered the sugarcane field.
Encounter and arrest
The CO said that during the siege in the field, the miscreants were warned to surrender, but they opened fire on the police team with the intention of killing them. One miscreant was injured in retaliatory firing, while the other escaped. The arrested accused has been identified as Nabab Haider, son of Chand Mian alias Hasan, resident of Nyajupura, police station Kotwali Nagar. Absconding accused Aftab son of Dilshad, resident of Nyajupura is being searched.
confession of the accused
According to the CO, during interrogation, Nabab Haider along with his associate Aftab admitted to theft in the locked house of Jai Bhagwan Sharma on the night of 29/30 October. He told that the recovered gas cylinder was stolen from the same house. According to the accused, the motorcycle was also stolen from Dehradun about a month ago and was used in theft incidents. The accused has also told the police that he has already sold other stolen items.
Seizures and pre-trial
Police have recovered a 315 bore pistol, one live and one spent cartridge, gas cylinder, HF Deluxe motorcycle without number plate and a bag full of theft equipment from the possession of the accused. According to the police, several cases are already registered against Nabab Haider in Saharanpur and Muzaffarnagar under theft, embezzlement, Arms Act and other sections. Police teams are searching for the arrest of the absconding accused.
Reported by: Rohit