Overview
- Uttar Pradesh Police reported dozens of encounters in recent days with three suspects dead, more than 36 injured, and over 60 arrests across districts including Muzaffarnagar, Mathura and Hardoi.
- Mathura police said two Bawariya gang suspects wanted in a late‑April home invasion were killed after they fired at officers while trying to flee, and two policemen were also injured.
- Muzaffarnagar teams conducted seven to eight encounters within about a day, arresting roughly a dozen people linked to robberies and thefts, with many suspects treated for leg wounds and several firearms and vehicles seized.
- In Surat, investigators probing the Rs 50 lakh State Bank of India Varachha robbery arrested two men from Uttar Pradesh and say jailed gangster Kundan Bhagat directed the heist using encrypted apps and forged identity documents.
- During an evidence recovery trip near Kanyasi village, accused Shubham Thakur allegedly opened fire and was shot in the leg by an ACP before being secured, as police continue to search for other operatives and the missing cash.