Serial snatcher shot in leg by cops during encounter in Noida
A serial mobile phone snatcher sustained bullet injuries in his leg after being shot at by cops in Noida during an encounter.
A serial mobile phone snatcher sustained bullet injuries in his leg after being shot at by cops in Noida during an encounter. Police admitted him to the hospital, recovered a two-wheeler and three mobile phones from his possession, and launched a manhunt for his aide.
Noida Additional DCP Ashutosh Dwivedi said the man, who had stolen three smartphones in Noida, was nabbed during a check on the Faridabad-Noida-Ghaziabad Expressway.
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On being chased, the miscreant opened fire and got injured in retaliatory firing, he said.
When officials from the Sector 113 police station were conducting a checking campaign late at night, the man started running away and opened fire at the police.
During interrogation, the mobile snatcher told police that he had been stealing in Delhi-NCR for a long time.
He said he had snatched three mobile phones from Ghaziabad on that day.
The top policeman said dozens of cases were registered against him in Delhi-NCR.