Archive · 7 Aug 2026
Suspected criminal arrested after police encounter in UP's Pratapgarh
Police officers were looking for a person who was wanted for a crime.
While checking vehicles at night, they saw a man on a motorcycle and tried to stop him.
The man, named Govind Singh, did not stop.
Instead, he shot at the police with a gun.
The police shot back and hurt his leg, so he could not run away.
They caught him and found an illegal gun, bullets, and stolen jewellery with him.
The police then took him to a hospital to treat his leg, with officers watching over him.
Now he is under police custody in the hospital.
This happened in the Aspur Devsara police station area of Pratapgarh district in Uttar Pradesh.
A suspected criminal, identified as Govind Singh, was arrested after an exchange of fire with police and the Special Operations Group (SOG) in Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh.
The encounter took place on Thursday night in the Aspur Devsara police station area while police were conducting vehicle checks.
Singh allegedly opened fire on the police team with the intention to kill and attempted to flee.
Police retaliated, injuring Singh in the leg; he was admitted to a hospital under police custody for treatment.
An illegal .315-bore country-made pistol, cartridges and stolen jewellery were recovered from Singh's possession.
- Who
- Govind Singh, a suspected criminal from Gode village, was arrested by a joint team of police and the Special Operations Group (SOG).
- What
- An exchange of fire during which Singh was shot in the leg and arrested; an illegal .315-bore country-made pistol, cartridges and stolen jewellery were recovered.
- When
- Thursday night; the arrest was reported on Friday, Aug 7.
- Where
- Aspur Devsara police station area, Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh.
- Why
- Police were conducting vehicle checks while searching for an accused wanted in a case; Singh allegedly opened fire on the team and attempted to flee.
- Incident
- Exchange of fire between police-SOG team and an armed suspect
- Accused
- Govind Singh, resident of Gode village, Kotwali Nagar police station, Pratapgarh
- Location
- Aspur Devsara police station area, Pratapgarh district, Uttar Pradesh
- Date
- Thursday night; reported on Friday, Aug 7
- Injury
- Shot in the leg; admitted to hospital under police custody
- Recovered Items
- Illegal .315-bore country-made pistol, cartridges, stolen jewellery
- Units Involved
- Police and Special Operations Group (SOG)
- Officials
- ASP (East) Alok Kumar; SHO Rakesh Kumar Chaurasia