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Wanted Criminal Nagin Arrested With Rs 50000 Bounty After Encounter in Ghaziabad
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News18•11-10-2026, 08:15
Wanted Criminal Nagin Arrested With Rs 50000 Bounty After Encounter in Ghaziabad
- •A wanted criminal named Farman, alias Nagin, carrying a reward of Rs 50,000, was arrested in Ghaziabad following a police encounter.
- •The joint operation was conducted by the Crime Branch and Link Road Police after receiving a tip-off about his movement in the Brij Vihar area.
- •The accused opened fire on police when intercepted in a car without a number plate, prompting retaliatory fire in self-defence where he sustained injuries to both legs.
- •Farman has over 100 criminal cases against him, including numerous charges of robbery, snatching, theft, and violations of the Gangsters Act.
- •Police recovered an illegal .315 bore pistol, ammunition, and a device used for stealing high-end cars from his possession.
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Farman, alias 'Nagin', who carried a reward of Rs 50,000, was arrested by the Crime Branch and Link Road Police following a police encounter in the Brij Vihar outpost area of Ghaziabad.
Farman had over 100 criminal cases against him, including numerous robberies, snatchings, thefts, and charges under the Gangsters Act. Police recovered an illegal .315 bore pistol, cartridges, and a device used for stealing high-end cars.
After police spotted his white car without a number plate at the Suryanagar intersection, Farman refused to stop, opened fire, and fled into a dead-end track in the Radhakunj area where he shot at officers again, resulting in retaliatory fire that injured both his legs.