Overview
- Police say a joint Sonipat CIA‑1 Ganaur team intercepted convicted murderer Gopal and he opened fire before officers returned fire, fatally wounding him.
- A head constable named Devender was shot during the exchange and is receiving treatment at Khanpur Kalan hospital with the Haryana police covering his medical costs.
- Gopal had been released on a 70‑day parole in February 2026, failed to surrender when it expired, and faced about two dozen cases including life sentences in 2010 and 2016.
- Officers recovered two illegal firearms, several cartridges, and an unregistered motorcycle at the scene, and investigators have opened inquiries into planned attacks and possible accomplices.
- Police framed the June 22 operation as a decisive move in an intensified campaign against organised and repeat offenders that could lead to more targeted arrests and local security checks.