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  Teotia case: Key shooter held after encounter

Teotia case: Key shooter held after encounter

PTI
Published : Aug 31, 2016, 2:27 am IST
Updated : Aug 31, 2016, 2:27 am IST

Manish Deewan, who allegedly shot and injured BJP leader Brijpal Teotia earlier this month, was arrested here on Tuesday by the Uttar Pradesh police after a brief encounter.

Manish Deewan, who allegedly shot and injured BJP leader Brijpal Teotia earlier this month, was arrested here on Tuesday by the Uttar Pradesh police after a brief encounter.

He was caught near Manan Dhaam Duhai on Delhi-Meerut Road while he was travelling by a bike without registration number, the police said.

Manish told the police that he was on his way from Jhansi to his in-laws house at Dehradun, the police said.

The police claimed to have recovered a US made .30 caliber carbine and live cartridges from his possession.

Superintendent of police (rural area) Rakesh Pandey said since the attack on Mr Teotia on August 11, the police had been raiding Manish’s hideouts and were tracing his location through electronic surveillance and some informers were also giving inputs.

Mr Teotia, his security guards and driver, had sustained serious injuries when Manish, along with his 13 accomplices, allegedly fired indiscriminately on the BJP leader’s Scorpio at Raoli Road in Muradnagar while he was returning to Ghaziabad after attending a function.

Location: India, Uttar Pradesh, Ghaziabad