Overview

• The shooting occurred on September 28 during a checking drive near the Kutubpur Jhal canal under Mirapur police station at around 5 pm, according to officials.
• Police identified the deceased as Naeem Qureshi, described as active in Muzaffarnagar, Meerut and Saharanpur, with a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his arrest.
• Officers said two men on a motorcycle opened fire when signaled to stop, after which Qureshi was hit in retaliatory firing, taken to a health centre and declared dead.
• Head constable Kalu Ram Yadav sustained bullet injuries in the exchange, police said.
• Authorities reported recovering two pistols and cartridges at the scene, and current accounts are based on police statements with no independent inquiry findings reported yet.