Sharpshooter Of Lawrence Bishnoi Gang Killed In Joint Encounter With UP STF, Noida And Delhi Police
Hapur, May 29 (TNA) The Noida unit of UP STF and Special Cell of Delhi Police killed a sharpshooter of Lawrence Vishnoi gang in an encounter late on Wednesday night. The slain miscreant has been identified as Naveen Kumar, a resident of Loni, Ghaziabad. An STF jawan and a constable of Delhi Special Cell have also been injured in the encounter.
More than 20 cases were registered against the miscreant in UP and Delhi and he was wanted in an MCOCA case in Delhi. According to the police, in the encounter that took place in the Kotwali area at around 11 pm, a miscreant was shot and was taken to the hospital where doctors declared him dead. His accomplice managed to escape from the spot.
According to the police, Naveen was an active member and sharpshooter of the Lawrence gang and was absconding in the murder and MCOCA case registered in the Thana Farsh Bazar area of Delhi.
He used to commit crimes in collaboration with Hashim Baba, a notorious member of the Lawrence gang. According to the police, the police of two states and the STF team were after the miscreant. After getting his location in Hapur on Wednesday night, the team alerted Hapur police.
When the team signalled a criminal going on a bike in Anand Vihar Residential Colony on Delhi Road to stop, he opened fire on the police. The criminal fell on the spot after being hit by the police firing. The injured criminal was taken to the hospital where doctors declared him dead.