Ghaziabad Encounter | In Uttar Pradesh, A Bakrid Murder, An Encounter And A Political Fight
The police encounter of the accused in the murder of a Ghaziabad youth on Eid day has triggered a political faceoff. Days after the stabbing of 17-year-old Surya Pratap Chauhan sparked outrage and protests in Ghaziabad, the main accused in the case, Asad, was shot dead in a late-night police encounter on Saturday. Asad, who had been on the run and carried a reward of Rs 50,000 on his arrest, sustained gunshot injuries during retaliatory firing in a joint operation by the Khoda and Indirapuram police teams. He was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared him "brought dead".
