Overview

• The operation targeted four suspects, including Hasam alias Kadha and his son Ashiq, who were escorting a mini-truck loaded with cattle on motorcycles.
• The suspects opened fire on officers, sparking a nearly 30-minute exchange of gunfire that left Ashiq dead, Hasam wounded and three police personnel injured.
• Two other suspects escaped with the cattle-laden vehicle toward Haryana after the firefight began.
• Investigators recovered two firearms and ammunition at the scene before calling in Forensic Science Laboratory teams to assess the number of rounds fired.
• Hasam, a resident of Kanwadi village with multiple smuggling, slaughter and police assault cases, carried a Rs45,000 reward for his arrest.