Overview

• Police say the exchange of fire unfolded near the Sarurpur forest on Monday morning during a routine check, after a man on a motorcycle allegedly opened fire and was later declared dead at a hospital.
• Hours earlier, he allegedly fired outside a victim's home in Bahsuma, threatening the family, according to reports.
• SSP Dr. Vipin Tada identified him as Shahzad alias Nikki, a Bahsuma resident with a Rs 25,000 reward and seven criminal cases, including a prior five-year sentence in a case involving a 5-year-old.
• He was recently accused in the rape of a 7-year-old girl who remains in critical condition.
• Senior officers reached the site as forensic teams collected evidence, and the body was sent for post-mortem as the investigation continues.