Ranchi: Two criminals allegedly affiliated with the Rahul Singh gang were arrested after an encounter with police on the outskirts here on Tuesday. One of them sustained a bullet injury and was admitted to hospital.Police identified the injured accused as Sahid Ansari, who suffered a bullet wound in one of his legs. The other arrested accused was identified as Shamshad. Police said two pistols and cartridges were recovered after the exchange of fire in the Naya Sarai area.According to police sources, the gang was allegedly involved in recent firing incidents at a petrol pump under Kanke police station limits in Ranchi, as well as in Lohardaga and Gumla districts.Ranchi SSP Rakesh Ranjan said police were looking for the suspects when they received a tip-off that two men were moving in Kanke on a motorcycle without a registration number. Police chased the suspects, during which the encounter took place.“Police fired in self-defence, leading to injury to one of the accused,” the SSP said.
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