LUCKNOW: A series of video clips showing UP police personnel shooting in the leg of an alleged criminal in Noida surfaced on Tuesday. The video’s authenticity has been confirmed by the police.
According to the police, accused
Firoz, who was injured in the encounter, and one of his accomplices had stolen a Hyundai Accent car from a bus stop near
Kailash Hospital in
Greater Noida on Monday.
The video shows two UP police vehicles being chased and filmed by an unknown group of people on a stretch between Kasna and Luksar Jail in Noida. One of the two police vehicles (UP85AG0746) displays ‘SHO’ on its rear windshield.
In the video, pedestrians, cyclists, cars, heavy vehicles and even an ambulance can be seen passing by. Suddenly, three gunshots are heard. The video doesn’t show Firoz possessing any weapon or firing at the police, though the cops claim otherwise. The police have maintained that both Firoz and his accomplice had fired at them.
One of the cops can be seen inching closer towards an injured Firoz, brandishing a service pistol. “Yeh raha idhar (here he is),” he screams as another cop says, “Idhar bhaga ek (here’s one running away)”. This is followed by another policeman in civil clothes firing in the dark.
Grab of UP police vehicle
2 magazines, stolen car recovered Shrieking, Firoz is seen lifting his leg, as if trying to pose for the camera when the device is brought closer to him.
The police maintained that they were alerted about Firoz and his aide by a phone call on their ‘Dial 100’ service while Noida SSP Ajaypal Sharma was on inspection in the city.
“A .315 bore illegal weapon, two magazines and the stolen car have been recovered from him. He was injured in the leg and was taken to a hospital,” said a police spokesperson.
Firoz is a
history-sheeter and has been booked in nine criminal cases, several of them under Arms Act and attempt to murder. These cases have been registered against him across
Baghpat and Ghaziabad.
