Overview
- Police report an encounter with suspects tied to retired Brigadier Mukesh Kumar Joshi’s death that ended with one man shot in the leg after he fired at officers, and a pistol recovered at the spot.
- Investigators identified the injured suspect as Mohammad Kavish Hussain Tyagi, 22, from Muzaffarnagar, and the second detainee as Shantanu Tyagi, 21, from Saharanpur.
- Officers said both SUVs linked to the road-rage clash are now in police custody, and a forensic team carried out a scene inspection.
- According to the SSP, a dispute over a bill at the Gen Z Club the previous night led to an alleged assault, then a follow-up confrontation in Johri village where the clash turned into gunfire.
- In a later tally reported by Rediff, the SSP said nine people have been arrested in the case so far, with one suspect still at large.