Ghaziabad criminal arrested after gunfight succumbs to injuries

Ghaziabad March 25 (IANS) A wanted criminal arrested here after a brief gunfight in which he and a police officer were injured succumbed to his injuries in hospital here on Sunday police said.

Superintendent of Police City Akash Tomar said that the criminal who was identified as Sundar carried a reward of Rs 25 000 on his head.

His record showed that he was involved in five criminal cases of heinous nature.

Sundar was arrested on Saturday night after a police patrol in Pratap Vihar area under Vijay Nagar police station came across some persons appearing suspicious and asked them to stop for checking but came under fire from the criminals who tried to escape.

One of the bullets hit Vijay Nagar police station incharge Naresh Kumar Singh in the stomach. Police retaliated hitting one of the criminals in his leg and apprehended him.

Both the taken to a nearby hospital where doctors then said both were out of danger.

"Though the doctors declared them out of danger but on Sunday the criminal succumbed to his injuries. The cause of death can only be ascertained only after the postmortem report reachs us " said Tomar.

--IANS
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