Ghaziabad 'Bakrid invite' murder: Main accused Asad shot dead in encounter

GHAZIABAD: A man accused of fatally stabbing a Class 11 student in Ghaziabad has been shot dead in a police encounter, officers said on Sunday.The accused, identified as Asad, was wanted in connection with the stabbing of Surya Chauhan, a teenager who was attacked during an altercation on Thursday and later died while undergoing treatment.Police said three of the five accused named in the case have already been arrested, while efforts are underway to trace the remaining two suspects.Providing details of the encounter, police said Asad had been absconding since the incident and a reward of Rs 50,000 had been announced for information leading to his arrest."An accident occurred on on Thursday, in which Surya Chauhan was stabbed by an individual named Asad, who died during treatment.

Based on a complaint filed by his family, a police station has registered a case against five people," police said in a statement."A case was registered in Khoda under relevant sections, and swift action was taken, resulting in the arrest of the three main accused. Asad, the main accused in this incident, was absconding, and a reward of Rs 50 thousand had been announced by the police team.""Today, the police team received information that Asad was going to meet some of his friends in the Khoda police station area and was planning to escape after taking some money from them.

Based on this information, the entire team combed the entire area and set up checkpoints," officials added further."In this sequence, Asad and one of his friends are seen arriving here on a bike. The police team attempts to stop them and warn them, but instead of stopping, they open fire on the police team. In the retaliatory fire, the police fire in self-defence, in which Asad is shot. Asad is immediately taken to the hospital for treatment.

During this exchange of fire, one of our constables was also injured and has been taken to the hospital.

Asad's bike has been recovered, and the pistol he used to fire has also been recovered. The police are conducting a thorough investigation of the entire incident and taking further legal action," officials said.Police said Asad was taken to hospital after being injured in the exchange of fire, where he was declared dead.An injured constable is also receiving treatment, according to officials.