Overview

• A plainclothes Noida police team entered Nahal village late Sunday to arrest history-sheeter Qadir without informing local authorities, prompting a violent mob ambush.
• Constable Saurabh Kumar Deshwal, 28, was shot in the head and died at Yashoda Hospital, while four sub-inspectors were also wounded.
• Ghaziabad police have taken 14 suspects into custody, and six men, including prime suspect Qadir, have confessed to participating in the attack.
• Nahal’s streets lie deserted as dozens of families flee and a strong police and PAC presence secures the village.
• Authorities are examining CCTV footage and interviewing witnesses to identify who fired the fatal shot and recover additional weapons.