Wanted criminal, aide held after encounter

Jhansi: A criminal wanted in a murder case and his aide were arrested by police during an encounter on the intermittent night of June 30 and July 1 in Jhansi. According to details, a police team which was checking vehicles on Gursarain road near Kharani village on Wednesday night noticed two suspicious persons on a motorbike trying to cross the police picket, evading their attention.
When they were asked to stop, one of them opened fire on the police team. In return, police also fired in which one of the accused sustained bullet injury on his right leg. Subsequently both the persons were overpowered.
On further inquiry, one of the accused was identified as Rampratap alias Pappu who was wanted in a recent murder case of one Naipal Singh of village Gokul falling under police station Eirach. The other person caught was his associate, Himmat Singh.
Naipal was serving a jail term and was out on parole and Rampratap had an old enmity.
As per SSP Jhansi, Shivhari Meena, the accused was sent to CHC from where he was referred to Jhansi Medical College where he is undergoing treatment and is out of danger now.