Criminal shot dead in joint operation
Shamim, who has been active in the world of crime for the past 14 years was carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 each by Delhi police and UP police.
New Delhi: In a joint operation, Delhi police Special Cell and Uttar Pradesh police gunned down a notorious gangster, who carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh on him. The encounter took place in Jansath area located near Muzaffarnagar in UP.
The gangster was wanted in 17 criminal cases.
In the exchange of fire, a UP police constable sustained bullet injuries. Pramod Kumar Kushwaha, deputy commissioner of police, special cell said, “An encounter took place on the intervening night of December 30 and 31 where a team led by inspector Shiv Kumar along with teams from UP Police laid a trap in Muzaffarnagar when they received a tip off about the movement of Shamim.
In the exchange of fire that followed between the police and the criminals, Shamim was killed, while his associate managed to escape.”
Shamim, who has been active in the world of crime for the past 14 years was carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 each by Delhi police and UP police.
In 2016, he along with his associates committed a sensational robbery of Rs 40 lakhs at gun point under the jurisdiction of Daryaganj police station. on receiving specific information that Shamim will be coming to commit crime in Muzzafarnagar, special cell sleuths shared the information with the UP police.
The teams laid a trap for sham at the spot and apprehended him.