Amethi Police Arrest Two Alleged Thieves After Encounter, One Injured

Two notorious thieves were arrested after an encounter between police and inter-district criminals in Amethi. The encounter took place near Kukaha Rampur village in the Shivratanganj police station area.

According to the police, the criminals opened fire after seeing the police. The police retaliated, and one of the arrested suspects, Vakil alias Senapati, was injured after a bullet hit his leg.

Vakil’s brother, Chand, was also arrested during the operation. Police said that 32 cases are registered against Vakil at various police stations in the districts of Amethi, Barabanki and Ayodhya.

The two brothers are reportedly accused of jointly carrying out thefts at four houses in the Shivratanganj area 15 days ago.

The police recovered a country-made pistol, live cartridges, gold and silver jewellery, and a Splendor motorcycle from the possession of the accused.

The action was carried out under Operation Chakravyuh by a joint team of the SWAT team and the police from Bazaar Shukul and Inhauna. The arrests followed the encounter near Kukaha Rampur village, where the police confronted the two alleged thieves.