An encounter took place between the police and a wanted criminal in Damoh. The criminal fired on the police, injuring a police officer. The culprit was also shot and admitted to the hospital. The culprit has several cases registered and has been arrested earlier.
By Prashant Pandey
Publish date: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 02:29:12 PM (IST)
Updated date: Thu, 20 Mar 2025 02:34:17 PM (IST)
Highlights
- Encounter between police and accused in Damoh, police officer injured.
- There are many cases registered on the accused, its arrest has been done earlier.
- The accused shot in the leg, he has been admitted to the hospital.
Nai Duniya Representative, Attack on Damoh Police. On Thursday morning, the police caught Kasim Khan, accused of 23 crimes, in search of weapons kept in search of weapons kept in village Maharhar under the Dehat police station in Damoh district of Madhya Pradesh. During this time, the accused fired on the police team, due to which Jabalpur Naka outpost in -charge ASI Anand Ahirwar was injured in the hand.
The police also fired on the accused in his defense who attacked him. Both the injured were admitted to the district hospital. From where ASI Anand Ahirwar has been referred to Jabalpur and accused Qasim Khan to Medical College Sagar.
Kasim Butcher is a wanted accused in 23 cases
In this regard, Superintendent of Police Shruti Kirti Somvanshi said that in 23 cases including Gau Kashi, Wanted accused Qasim Butcher was arrested by the police from Nagpur. After this, the team of Kotwali and the police station police was jointly taken to the place mentioned by the accused to catch the illegal weapons hidden by the accused.
Fire on police with pistol
Where the places where illegal weapons were kept by him. Arriving at that place, he fired them on the police by one of the weapons. Due to which Jabalpur Naka outpost in -charge Anand Ahirwar hit the left hand and he saved himself.
On which the police team also fired on the accused in his defense which attracted his leg. Both the injured were admitted to the district hospital from where ASI Anand Ahirwar has been referred to Jabalpur and accused Qasim Khan.
There was absconding in many cases
Superintendent of Police Somvanshi said that the accused Qasim Khan is wanted in 23 crimes and was absconding in many cases. The reward was also declared on this. Qasim was arrested from Nagpur and taken for arms seizures.
Trying to jam the wheel in protest against the attack on Qasim
Its other cases are also being investigated by the police. On the other hand, an attempt was made to block the wheel by the women of the butcher mandi to protest against the arrest of Kasim Khan and the attack on it. On this, the police stopped him from any kind of movement.
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