Suryapet killings: Armed duo shot dead in encounter
5 April 2015 11:05 PM GMT
The two assailants involved in the April 2 Suryapet incident were killed this morning even as one constable died and two others; one inspector and one SI were injured during the encounter near Janakipuram under Mothkur Police station limits of Nalgonda district, they said.
Telangana DGP Anurag Sharma who visited the scene told reporters that following an information that two armed men, suspected to be belonging to a gang from Uttar Pradesh and wanted for Suryapet killings, were moving in the area following which a search operation was conducted.
"They were chased by a police team while they were fleeing on a bike. However, the assailants fired on the police killing one constable Nagaraju on the spot and in retaliatory firing, both of them were shot dead," the DGP said adding SI Siddaiah and CI Gangireddy were injured in the incident.
Asked about reports that the gangsters were SIMI activists, the Telangana Police chief said, "It is not yet confirmed...We are in the process of identifying them. We need to first establish their identity."
Telangana DGP Anurag Sharma who visited the scene told reporters that following an information that two armed men, suspected to be belonging to a gang from Uttar Pradesh and wanted for Suryapet killings, were moving in the area following which a search operation was conducted.
"They were chased by a police team while they were fleeing on a bike. However, the assailants fired on the police killing one constable Nagaraju on the spot and in retaliatory firing, both of them were shot dead," the DGP said adding SI Siddaiah and CI Gangireddy were injured in the incident.
Asked about reports that the gangsters were SIMI activists, the Telangana Police chief said, "It is not yet confirmed...We are in the process of identifying them. We need to first establish their identity."
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