Overview

• Police identified the deceased as Naresh, accused of orchestrating the September 30 robbery on NH-19 in which a cash vehicle was rammed and ₹2 crore was looted after the driver was abducted.
• Investigators had earlier arrested six suspects, including Naresh, and recovered ₹1.05 crore along with items bought using the stolen money after tracing vehicles through toll and dhaba CCTV to Delhi.
• Naresh fled on Sunday afternoon after asking to relieve himself during a search for hidden cash near Ghunpai, prompting a case under BNS Section 262 and a ₹50,000 reward for information.
• Police say they located him near the Halpura underpass by Banipur forest, where he allegedly opened fire before being shot and later declared dead at a hospital.
• Officers reported a bullet struck an ASP’s bulletproof jacket and a station officer was injured, while two pistols, a revolver, cartridges and a bag of cash were recovered for forensic examination.