3 criminals injured, arrested after police encounter in UP

Prayagraj, May 4 Three members of an inter-state dacoit gang involved in loot and murder cases in trans-Ganga pocket, sustained injuries and were arrested after a police encounter near Tharwai area in Prayagraj district in wee hours of Wednesday.

SSP (Prayagraj) Ajay Kumar said: "A police team had an encounter with an inter-state gang of dacoits in trans-Ganga area and three of them were injured in exchange of fire."

Police have arrested a total of seven members of the inter-state gang, he added.

The SSP claimed that the arrested gang members were involved in Gohri loot and murder

(Phaphamau) and Khebrajpur dacoity and murder (Tharwai) incidents.

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