Khurja Gym massacre: Main accused Jitu Saini killed in encounter, search for other accused continues

Bulandshahr. In the case of triple murder that took place in a gym on the night of 25th April in Khurja area of ​​Bulandshahr district, the police took major action and killed the main accused Jitu Saini in an encounter. The encounter took place on Thursday morning near Sikandarpur village, where a face-off took place between the police and the accused.

According to the police, the team was continuously raiding to catch the wanted Jeetu Saini. Meanwhile, after getting his location, the police team reached the spot. It is being told that during the siege, the accused started firing at the police, in response to which the police also took action. In this encounter, Jitu Saini was hit by two bullets and seriously injured. He was immediately taken to Jatiya Hospital, from where he was referred to the District Hospital as his condition became critical, but he died during treatment. During the encounter, SWAT team in-charge Mohammad Aslam and constable Mohit Malik were also injured by bullets. Both have been admitted to Jatiya Hospital and their condition is said to be stable at present.

full story of the incident

According to CO Khurja, firing took place on the night of April 25 following a dispute during a birthday party at a gym located on Subhash Marg. In this incident, three youths died on the spot. After the incident, panic spread in the area and the police registered a case and started searching for the accused.

action taken earlier also

In this case, the police had already arrested two accused—Rinku Saini alias Rinkesh and Bharat Saini—after the encounter. A reward of Rs 50-50 thousand was announced on both of them. According to the police, when the team had gone to recover evidence on the spot of the accused, they took out their hidden weapons and tried to escape and opened fire. In retaliation, the police shot both of them and caught them. An illegal pistol, a pistol, cartridges and CCTV DVR related to the incident were recovered from their possession.

Further investigation and search continues

Police are still searching for the other accused involved in the case—Ravi Saini, Manish, Anuj, Saurabh alias Sintu and Sonu. For this, different police teams are continuously raiding possible locations in Delhi-NCR, Meerut and Haryana. Also, clues are being collected by interrogating the family members and close contacts of the accused.

police statement

Police officials say that the entire matter is being investigated seriously. Even after the killing of the main accused, the operation will continue to arrest other absconding accused. Besides, the criminal history of Jitu Saini is also being investigated. This triple murder of Khurja was a big challenge for law and order in the area. However, quick and continuous action of the police has resulted in significant success in the case. Now the focus of the police is on arresting the remaining accused soon and disclosing the entire case completely.