Shamli, October 18 (IANS). The police have achieved a major success in Shamli district of Uttar Pradesh. In the encounter between the police and notorious criminal Nafees alias Muda, Nafees, who carries a reward of Rs 1 lakh, was killed. The encounter between police and miscreants took place in the forests of Bhabhisa village of Kandhla police station area late on Saturday morning. The criminal Nafees was on the run for a long time and more than 3 dozen cases were filed against him. The deceased criminal Nafees alias Muda has been identified as Mohalla Khel of Kandhla city and a reward of Rs 1 lakh has been declared on the criminal Nafees. According to the police, Nafees was involved in very serious crimes such as murder, robbery, dacoity, fake currency business and extortion. His name has also come up many times in fake currency transactions. The police searched for it for a long time. While talking to the journalists, SP Shamli said that the police received information from the informer that Nafees along with his associates were planning to commit major crime in the forests of Bhabhisa. On this information, the police cordoned off the area, after which an encounter between the miscreants and the police began in the forest. Police recovered a pistol and a motorcycle from the encounter site. Other criminals who were present at Nafees managed to escape from the place by taking advantage of the darkness. The police have constituted several teams to search for these absconding criminals and an intensive operation is being carried out. SP Shamli said Nafees had long been a headache for the police. His killing will not only curb crime but will also help restore peace in the area. The police are now demanding early arrest of the fugitive associates. The fleeing criminals are also being searched in the surrounding districts. A campaign is being conducted by the police administration to nab criminals in the district. It is the police’s job to make the district fear-free. –IANS SAK/DSC Share this story Tags
Uttar Pradesh: Nafees, a criminal carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh, killed in an encounter in Shamli, search for others continues.
