In a first-of-its-kind action, an all-women police team in Ghaziabad engaged and arrested a 22-year-old wanted criminal framed in numerous theft and robbery cases following a gunfight on Sunday night.
Police said on Sunday when officers halted the accused, identified as Jitendra, son of Nandkishore and a resident of Vijay Nagar, during a routine check, he did not stop attempting to evade capture and fell off the vehicle.
महिला थाना पुलिस टीम द्वारा पुलिस मुठभेड़ में लूट/चोरी/छिनैती की घटना कारित करने वाले 01 अभियुक्त को किया गिरफ्तार, कब्जे से घटना में प्रयुक्त स्कूटी, 01 टैबलेट, चोरी का 01 फोन एवं अवैध असलहा व कारतूस बरामद ।@Uppolice pic.twitter.com/gvn55d6pSZ
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When police ordered Jitendra to surrender, he allegedly fired his weapon at the officers. The police responded and injured him before taking him into custody.
As per Senior Police Officer Upasana Pandey, Jitendra is associated with multiple incidents of snatching, robbery and automobile theft. During questioning, he confessed to stealing motorcycles and scooters throughout the Delhi-NCR area, as well as snatching mobile phones and other valuables.
The police recovered a country-made pistol (.315 bore) with one live and one empty cartridge, as well as a stolen scooter, a mobile phone, and a tablet, according to a Times Of India. Later, investigators confirmed that the scooter was also reported stolen from Delhi in the previous year; both the mobile phone and the tablet were reported stolen on Sunday from the Crossing area of the police station.
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