Pratapgarh: Truck robbers arrested, three injured in police encounter - Three criminals injured and four arrested in pratapgarh police encounter

By Brijesh Srivastava Edited By: Brijesh Srivastava Updated: Mon, 20 Oct 2025 17:17 (IST) Pratapgarh Police arrested four accused of truck robbery and theft. The police received information that some miscreants were involved in the incidents of truck theft and robbery in Mandhata, Raniganj and Mauaima. When the police laid siege, the miscreants started shooting. Three miscreants were injured in retaliatory firing. The police recovered five stolen vehicles from them. The police are interrogating the criminal Zainul Abedin who was injured in the encounter in Pratapgarh. Jagran Jagran Correspondent, Pratapgarh. The Pratapgarh police have learned a lesson for vehicle thieves and robbers. Within an hour, the police responded with bullets in an encounter with the miscreants who fled at two locations. In this, three inter-district criminals were shot in the legs. During this period, a total of four miscreants were caught. Remove advertisement Just read the news Police laid siege to accurate information Police had a clue about the involvement of miscreants from Mandhata, Raniganj, Mauaima in incidents including cargo theft and robbery. After identifying them, the Mandhata police and the special team involved in their search succeeded late on Sunday night. On receiving specific information Inspector Arjun Singh in charge of the special team and Mandhata SO AK Singh were present near Rampur Bantri village. Four miscreants came in a car. When they tried to stop four people who had come in a car, they got out of the car and started shooting at the police. One person was injured by a bullet in his leg in the police retaliatory fire. He has been identified as Zainul Abedin of Mandhata Parshurampur. Another accused, Amit, who was found with him, was chased and caught. Two people fled the scene. The police chased the miscreants who fled from the spot. The miscreants opened fire on the police team and besieged the village of Sarai Ratau. When the police tried to stop the two miscreants who were running away, they too started shooting. In retaliatory firing, both were injured by bullets in their legs. The injured accused have been identified as Sunil Yadav of Dubahi Mauaima and Haseeb of Pipri Dilippur. Police recovered a pistol and five stolen vehicles from the miscreants and took them to Raja Pratap Bahadur Hospital. Many cases have been filed against the miscreants. They are so cunning that they sell stolen vehicles by changing their appearance, so that the police are deceived. Five vehicles were recovered from them. SP said – the escaped criminals will be arrested. SP Deepak Bhukar says the police were looking for these criminals in the case of truck, van theft and robbery. After firing at the police, three were injured in retaliatory fire. The miscreants who fled from the spot will also be nabbed.