Constable shot at by 2 men during night patrol in Naka

LUCKNOW: A constable was shot at by two miscreants when he intercepted them for a routine checking under Naka police station area early on Tuesday. Despite being injured, the policeman caught hold of one of the miscreants and later the other was also nabbed.

This was the 13th shooting incident, in which a firearm was used at the drop of a hat in the city since January. The injured cop, Ajit Yadav, was posted at Naka police station and was on night patrol when the incident occurred at around 3am. Ajit was in a patrol car along with four other policemen, who after parking the vehicle near the Charbagh metro station, spread in the area to guard on foot. According to police, Ajit saw two persons, identified as Vishan (21) and Ranu (22), moving suspiciously on a bike. On being intercepted, one of the accused opened fire at Yadav. The bullet hit him in the lower back.

The wounded constable caught hold of one of the miscreants. Other policemen rushed to the spot and nabbed the other accused.

SSP Lucknow Kalanidhi Naithani said Yadav was rushed to the KGMU Trauma Centre. His condition is now stable. UP DGP O P Singh and ADG Zone Rajiv Krishna met the injured constable and announced a reward of Rs 10,000 for his bravery.