The deceased, Dharmendra, was a member of the Bawariya gang
GHAZIABAD: A 45-year-old wanted criminal carrying a bounty of Rs 1 lakh was killed in a police encounter in the Niwari area of Ghaziabad. A total of 15 rounds were fired during the exchange of fire between the police and the criminals. He carried rewards of Rs 50,000 each from Ghaziabad and Baghpat district police, totalling Rs 1 lakh. On November 8, 2024, a house was burgled at night in the Khekra police station area of Baghpat district. 388/2024 was registered at Khekra police station under Sections 305, 324(4) and 331(4) of the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS). During the investigation, evidence pointed to Dharmendra alias Tindi alias Tiddi, son of Indrapal, a resident of 54 Bigha Gopal Farmhouse on Nithora Road in Loni, Ghaziabad.
A little ahead, the motorcycle was turned left onto an unpaved path, and due to the high speed of the motorcycle, it slipped, causing the said miscreants to fall along with the motorcycle. One shot each struck the bulletproof jackets of Sub-Inspector Pradeep Kumar and Head Constable Varun Veer Singh, while one shot fired by the miscreants passed near the ear of In-charge Crime Branch Operation Team Inspector Anil Kumar, due to which he narrowly escaped,” the ADCP said.
The criminal was identified as Dharmendra alias Tindi alias Tiddi, a resident of Amroha who was currently living in Loni, according to police. Piyush Kumar Singh, ADCP, Crime Branch, told TOI that the in-charge of the Crime Branch’s Operation Team received specific information from an informer that Dharmendra, along with his associates, was travelling through the Gangnahar route in the Niwari police station area. Thereafter, leaving the motorcycle, the miscreants took cover behind trees and opened fire on the police team with the intention to kill,” he said.
The deceased, Dharmendra, was a member of the Bawariya gang. After informing senior officers, the SWAT team laid a cordon on the Gangnahar embankment, near the road leading to Meerut. “In the firing by the miscreants, three police personnel, Head Constable Amit Kumar, Head Constable Vineet Kumar and Head Constable Himanshu Malik, were injured after being hit by bullets fired by the miscreants. In connection with the incident, Case Crime No. His original address was village Burawali under Adampur police station in Amroha district.