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Gwalior Police Shoot and Arrest Wanted Gangster Kapil Yadav in Pre‑Dawn Encounter

Police say he was being hunted over a November 21 land‑dispute assault tied to an attempt‑to‑murder case.

Overview

  • Officers traced Yadav to a brick kiln in Mohanpur around 5 am, where he was shot in the leg and taken into custody.
  • Police say he opened fire when cornered, prompting retaliatory shots before he was moved to Murar Hospital under guard.
  • Yadav carried a Rs 10,000 reward for his arrest after the Murar case linked to a land dispute that seriously injured two men.
  • Hours earlier, police arrested associate Aman Yadav at Mela Ground and seized a country‑made pistol, cartridges and a WagonR, while Kapil escaped.
  • According to officials, Yadav is a history‑sheeter with about a dozen cases, including murder, and was previously booked under the NSA.