Overview

• Officers at Diamond Tiraha in Kavi Nagar stopped a suspicious vehicle on the intervening night of June 29–30 that crashed into a tree before its occupant opened fire.
• Police returned fire in self-defence, wounding the man in the leg and immediately admitting him to hospital under guard in accordance with human rights protocols.
• Preliminary probe identified the injured suspect as Jitendra, against whom a 2023 case alleges he orchestrated a ₹1.5 crore armed robbery.
• Investigators recovered a pistol, live cartridges and a spent round from the scene, confirming the suspect was armed during the encounter.
• Ghaziabad Police have commenced formal interrogation of the accused and initiated new legal proceedings as part of a broader crackdown on armed robbery in the NCR.