(Deepshikha Gautam, Intern Journalist) Agra: The prime accused of kidnapping a bus loaded with 34 passengers in Agra, Pradeep Gupta resident Jaitpur, had an encounter on Thursday morning. The police arrested Pradeep after being shot on his right leg. While his partner Yadendra Yadav, a resident of Kachora in Chitrahaat police station area, escaped from the spot. In the encounter, Sudarshan, a soldier of Swat i.e. Special Weapons and Tactics, is injured.
On Tuesday night, a bus full of passengers was hijacked by miscreants from the southern bypass in Malpura region. The driver and operators reported the incident to the police station at 6:00 am on Wednesday. In this case, police had filed a case against unidentified miscreants under the section of robbery and kidnapping against the conductor Ram Vishal. Police investigation revealed Pradeep Gupta, a resident of Jaitpur, in the kidnapping case. Police were searching for him in Firozabad, Agra, and Etawa following footage from CCTV cameras. The police continued to raid throughout the night. After this, Pradeep Gupta was leaving with his partner Yadendra at Bhalokhla intersection in Fatehabad at 5:00 am on Thursday morning.