Overview

• A crime branch team moved on a tip near Wave City/Dasna and tried to stop a car carrying Balram and associates.
• Police say the men opened fire; officers returned shots, wounding Balram, who was taken to a hospital and later died.
• Three policemen, including the SWAT in-charge, sustained gunshot injuries as bullets also struck a bulletproof vest and a police vehicle.
• Officials reported the suspects fired roughly 20–22 rounds while police fired 8–10, and accomplices escaped; a search is underway.
• Investigators describe Balram, 48–50, as a Dujana gang figure with nearly three dozen cases and recent WhatsApp extortion and abduction allegations traced to him.