MUZAFFARNAGAR: A legal from Rajasthan, who was an accused within the homicide of cricketer Suresh Raina`s kinfolk in Punjab in 2020, was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Police in Shahpur village of Muzaffarnagar district on Saturday. The accused, recognized as Rashid a.ok.a. Sipahiya, carried a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head and had almost a dozen legal instances registered in opposition to him.
Vinay Kumar Gautam, Deputy Superintendent of Police (Budhana), mentioned, “Rashid was hiding in Moradabad and had come to Muzaffarnagar to execute his next crime. He was intercepted but he opened fire and was killed in retaliatory firing on Saturday. Station House Officer of Shahpur, Bablu Kumar, sustained a bullet injury. Rashid`s associate managed to escape.”
Muzaffarnagar Senior Superintendent of Police, Sanjeev Suman, mentioned, “We are now scanning records to collect more information about his activities.”
In August 2020, Raina`s uncle Ashok Kumar, his son Kaushal Kumar, spouse Asha Rani and two extra family members have been attacked by the `Chhah Maar gang` (a part of the infamous Bawariya gang) from Uttar Pradesh at Tharial in Punjab`s Pathankot district.
Kumar died on the spot whereas his spouse and son succumbed to accidents later at a hospital.
The gang of robbers had allegedly barged into their home and crushed up the household with sticks earlier than decamping with money and different valuables.
Following the incident, an FIR was registered in opposition to unidentified males at Shahpur Kandi police station in Pathankot beneath IPC sections 147 (rioting), 148 (rioting with weapons), 149 (offence dedicated in prosecution of widespread object), 458 (burglary), 459 (grievous damage because of burglary) and 460 (inflicting dying because of burglary).
Two extra sections 302 (homicide) and 307 (homicide try) have been later added to the FIR.
Raina had pulled out from the 2020 IPL season after listening to the information of the assault on his kinfolk, and had requested the then Punjab Chief Minister Amarinder Singh to arrest the culprits quickly.
In July 2021, police had arrested the gang`s alleged mastermind, Chajju from Uttar Pradesh`s Bareilly.
In September 2022, two extra males have been nabbed following a gun battle in Muzaffarnagar. The police later got here to know that the lads have been wished by the Punjab Police in reference to the cricketer`s kinfolk` homicide.
The police spokesman mentioned that greater than 12 accused associated to this explicit case have been arrested up to now.
