Bulandshahr police seize rape suspects after gunfight, injured man in hospital

A police patrol near Dharpa Mor in Bulandshahr district engaged two suspects on a motorcycle on Wednesday night. The suspects fired at the officers, hitting Shafiq in the leg. He was arrested on the spot and moved to Khurja Community Health Centre for medical care. His accomplice, known as Bhura, was also taken into custody. The operation recovered 315 illegal cartridges, two shell casings, a bike and a cellphone. Shafiq is linked to a rape case dated October 6. In questioning, he admitted he and his partner had raped a minor girl and that the phone retrieved from the scene was theirs.