Mangalore Encounter Gangster Shot Dead near Gurpur
Around 3 am on Friday January 30, an encounter between police and miscreants at Gurpur near here, in which one person was killed on the spot. For a routine check police trying to intercept a Maruti Omni moving from Kinnigoli.
The car driver ignored the police and moved further without stopping. Police, suspecting of cattle running gave a hot chase to the car. There were three people in the car, shot twice at the police. The car scoop towards Mangalore as police chased it relentlessly.
Meanwhile the police passed on the message to Kankanady police and asked them to intercept the car on National Highway 13. Near Gurpur, once again tried to stop the car, finally, the police led by sub-inspector Prakash, rammed their jeep into the car.
At the point, they fired at the police once again. In retaliation, police fired at the car six times, owing to which, the car driver was seriously injured, two other miscreants managed to escape. the injured man admitted in Wenlock hospital. The police have seized two pistols and mobile sets from the Maruti Omni.
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