A day after the stabbing death of Delhi Police constable Kiran Pal, the main accused was killed in an encounter with police in Sangam Vihar area. Constable Kiran Pal was attacked by three people while on night patrol in southeast Delhi’s Govindpuri area on Saturday.
In this case, two accused, Deepak Max and Krish Gupta, were arrested on the same day. A senior police officer of the special cell said that the third accused, Raghav, who had attacked the officer with a knife, was hiding in Sangam Vihar. The police received secret information about this.
Taking action after this, the New Delhi Range (NDR) teams of Special Cell and South East District Narcotics Cell went to the area connecting Sangam Vihar and Surajkund Road late on Saturday night. The accused was captured and asked to surrender, but he opened fire on the police personnel.
After this, the police team also opened fire in retaliation. During this the accused was seriously injured. He was immediately rushed to ESIC hospital in Okhla, where he died. A pistol and two cartridges have been seized from him. No police officers were injured in the encounter.
Constable Kiran Pal posted at Govindpuri police station was on night patrol. He stopped three people riding a scooter on Saturday morning. The accused threw stones at the agent to avoid arrest, but he managed to stop them by placing his bicycle in front of their vehicle.
The agent also grabbed their car keys and began questioning the three. During this the accused stabbed him. The deceased officer was cremated with state honors on Sunday. During this time, many officers were present under the leadership of Delhi Police Commissioner Sanjay Arora.
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According to the relatives of deceased Kiran Pal, he was the sole breadwinner of his family. She was taking care of her 65-year-old mother and disabled brother who lived in a village in Bulandshahr. He had a master’s degree in English. He was preparing for a contest.
