Overview
- The deceased was identified as Haseen, also known as Shatir, a 30-year-old from Manauta in Sambhal who was wanted in more than 25 cases including cow slaughter, attempt to murder and the Gangster Act.
- According to police, SHO Vinod Pandey pursued a suspicious Swift Dzire in Kapoorpur when an occupant opened fire at him, prompting retaliatory shots that injured the accused.
- Officers said Haseen was taken to the Community Health Centre in Dhaulana and then referred to Rama Medical College, where doctors declared him dead.
- Police reported recovering a country-made pistol, live cartridges and the Swift Dzire at the scene, and noted that the SOG and Hapur police had been tracking him for months.
- Authorities sent the body for post-mortem and initiated a formal investigation into the circumstances of the encounter.