Overview
- A 19-year-old visitor reported being raped at Agra’s Fatehpur Sikri complex on Saturday, according to police.
- Officers arrested the main suspect after an overnight encounter in which he was shot in the leg.
- Police identified him as Kasim, 25, known as Mirchi, who they say fired at them before they shot back.
- Investigators say he confessed in custody and named an associate, Sanjay Qureshi, who escaped and is now being sought.
- Police reported recovering a country-made pistol with cartridges from Kasim, and said he has previously been jailed on murder charges.