In Ghaziabad, the accused of rape and murder of 4 year old niece was killed in a police encounter. There was a reward of Rs 50,000 on him. Two policemen were injured in this firing and two associates of the accused absconded.
One person was killed in a police encounter in Ghaziabad’s Tila Mod area on Sunday. He was seriously accused of raping and murdering his own 4 year old niece. This encounter took place just a day before the police had increased the reward amount on the accused from Rs 25,000 to Rs 50,000. According to the police, the Crime Branch-SWAT team had received concrete information about the location of the accused. He was going somewhere on a motorcycle with his two friends. When the police signaled him to stop, the miscreants started firing. His motorcycle slipped and fell, but he continued firing with his country-made pistols.
The shooting and its aftermath
In retaliation, UP Police also opened fire under the cover of their vehicles. The accused, a resident of Muzaffarnagar, who was hiding his identity under several fake names, was injured by bullets in both his legs. He was taken to the hospital, where he died during treatment. Taking advantage of the darkness, his two companions managed to escape. Two policemen were also injured in this firing, while the life of one policeman was saved by a bulletproof jacket. Officials said that a total of 15 rounds of firing took place during the encounter.
The man was absconding since the girl’s body was found under a parked car earlier this month. Investigation revealed that he lured the girl from her home, abducted her, raped her and then strangulated her to death. The postmortem report also confirmed death due to sexual assault and strangulation.
In this case, FIR was registered under relevant sections of the Indian Justice Code and POCSO Act. The police also revealed that the accused had previous criminal cases registered against him, including stabbing his sister-in-law in 2025 and a separate molestation case.
family reaction
The girl’s father said that now justice has been done. He said that the accused did not deserve to live after committing such a heinous crime. This encounter took place at a time when the Supreme Court had recently pulled up the Ghaziabad Police and local hospitals over the way they handled another rape-murder case. The court had described his attitude as “indifferent, inhuman and insensitive”.