One constable, two militants killed in encounter
Hyderabad, April 4 (INN): One police constable and two militants were killed in a fierce encounter at Janakipuram near Mothkuru mandal of Nalgonda district on Saturday morning. Three other policemen were also injured in the incident.
On information that two persons, suspected to be the assailants who killed two policemen at Suryapet two days ago, were taking shelter in a Dargah at Arvapally near Janakipuram, a police team rushed to the spot. On seeing the police team, the militants tried to escape from the scene on a motorcycle. They were chased by the police team which repeatedly asked them to surrender. However, they tried to hide in the bushes and opened fire at the police personnel. Consequently, one constable Nagraj lost his life while three other policemen - Inspectors - Bala Nagi Reddy and Gangaram and a Sub-Inspector Siddaiah were injured. Nagi Reddy and Siddaiah, who were admitted to a private hospital, are said to be in a critical condition.
The militants have been identified as Akram Ayub and Zakeer, both natives of Uttar Pradesh. Earlier on Wednesday, they had killed two policemen - Constable M Lingaiah and Home Guard K Mahesh,at Suryapet and also snatched away a sten carbine and two pistols. One Inspector Moghlaiah was also injured in the shootout. Several teams were formed to nab the assailants. On Saturday morning, police got information that two persons had snatched away a motorcycle at gun-point near Janakipuram. Acting on the information, the police teams rushed to the spot which resulted in the encounter which lasted for about half-an-hour.
Meanwhile, Home Minister N Narasimha Reddy visited Kamineni Hospitals at Nagole where the injured police officers have been admitted. DGP Anurag Sharma and other senior officials visited the encounter spot and said complete information would be disclosed only after thorough interrogation.
News Posted: 4 April, 2015
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