Bijnor, July 03, 2023 (PPI-OT): In what seemed to be a case of staged encounter, a man was killed and two others were injured “in a shootout outside a jail in Bijnor”, Uttar Pradesh state of India. Police claimed that the incident took place when two Gangsters-Vishal Pandit and his accomplice Raunak-opened fire on their rival, Rajan, who was being released after 17 days of judicial custody from jail in Bijnor. However, eyewitnesses termed the incident a staged encounter planned by the police.
“However, Raunak accidentally shot Vishal, killing him on the spot,” police said while trying to hush up a clear-cut case of staged encounter. The incident happened on Saturday evening. According to the police, two other persons-including a guard and a police constable-also sustained injuries.
Rajan was lodged in jail for attempted murder since June 13.
Bijnor’s Superintendent of Police (SP) Neeraj Kumar Jadaun said, “As Rajan stepped out of the jail, Vishal Pandit and his accomplice Raunak, who had come to target him, opened indiscriminate firing on the former. Soon after, a jail guard and policemen at a nearby jail police outpost turned up to rescue Rajan. While Rajan was running back towards the jail gate, the two assailants were chasing him brandishing firearms in their hands.”
“While Rajan remained unhurt in the attack, Vishal Pandit was hit by the bullet fired by his crime partner Raunak and succumbed during treatment at the district hospital. In the shootout, one jail guard Ranjit Singh and police constable Rajiv Kumar suffered bullet wounds and are undergoing treatment at the hospital,” the SP said.
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