India News | Snatcher Injured in Encounter with Police in Noida

Get latest articles and stories on India at LatestLY. An encounter took place between police and snatchers in Noida on Monday during a drive against snatching.

Ranvijay Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Noida (Photo/ANI)

Gautam Buddha Nagar (Uttar Pradesh) [India], September 20 (ANI): An encounter took place between police and snatchers in Noida on Monday during a drive against snatching.

In the encounter that took place in sector 24 in Noida, Police recovered an illegal firearm, cartridges, three stolen mobile phones and a stolen scooter from the accused.

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"It was a drive against snatching. We had input. A trap was laid to arrest the criminals. A bullet hit the leg of one of the wanted Subhash Negi. He has been admitted to a hospital. His accomplice fled from the spot. A combing operation is underway for his arrest," Ranvijay Singh, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police, Noida told ANI.

According to Noida Police, Negi is wanted in more than a dozen cases of snatching and an operation is underway to catch his other accomplices. (ANI)

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(The above story is verified and authored by ANI staff, ANI is South Asia's leading multimedia news agency with over 100 bureaus in India, South Asia and across the globe. ANI brings the latest news on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Sports, Health, Fitness, Entertainment, & News. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)

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