Archive · 16 Aug 2026
Two hurt in Greater Noida encounter after hostage, extortion spree
Some people were driving a car and trapped two other people inside it.
They wanted money and made the passengers send money using their phones.
The police got a phone call from a worried family member.
Police officers chased the car and stopped it near a road underpass.
The bad people tried to run away and fired guns at the police.
The police fired back to protect themselves and hurt two of the bad people.
The police then arrested those two people and took them to the hospital.
The two passengers were rescued safely.
Everyone was taken care of by the police.
Two suspected criminals were shot and injured in a police encounter in the Dankaur area of Greater Noida.
The suspects allegedly held two passengers, Hemendra and Naman, hostage inside a car and extorted money via online transfers.
The incident began on August 15 when an emergency call reported that 27-year-old Hemendra had been taken hostage.
Police intercepted the car near an underpass; the suspects fled on foot, opened fire, and were injured when police retaliated in self-defence.
The injured suspects, Abhinay Pallav (24) and Satyam Singh (22), were apprehended and taken to hospital, and both hostages were rescued.
- Who
- Suspected criminals Abhinay Pallav and Satyam Singh, police from Dankaur Police Station and a Police Response Vehicle (PRV), and rescued passengers Hemendra and Naman.
- What
- Police shot and injured two suspects during an encounter after they allegedly held two passengers hostage and extorted money via online transfers.
- When
- August 15
- Where
- Dankaur area of Greater Noida, near an underpass
- Why
- The suspects allegedly held two passengers hostage and coerced them into transferring money, then opened fire on police when their vehicle was intercepted.
- Date of incident
- August 15
- Location
- Dankaur area, Greater Noida
- Suspects injured
- Abhinay Pallav (24), Satyam Singh (22)
- Hostages rescued
- Hemendra (27, Dholpur, Rajasthan), Naman (18, Kanpur Nagar)
- Extortion method
- Online money transfers
- Police units involved
- Dankaur Police Station, Police Response Vehicle (PRV)