Minor boy's rape-murder in UP: 32-year-old accused killed in police encounter in Hardoi; officer injured
According to a senior official, the confrontation also resulted in an injury to a Special Operations Group (SOG) member.The suspect, identified as Mehnoor, was the primary person of interest in the brutal murder of a seven-year-old.The child’s body had been discovered in a Matiyamau village maize field the previous day.Superintendent of Police (SP) Ashok Kumar Meena explained that acting on specific intelligence, a joint unit of local police and the SOG cordoned off the area to intercept the suspect."Upon being challenged, the accused opened fire on the police team. In the retaliatory firing, Mehnoor was critically wounded and later died during treatment at the district hospital," the SP added.During the ensuing exchange of fire, SOG in-charge Rajesh Kumar was struck by a bullet and is currently receiving medical attention at the district hospital.Police investigators noted that preliminary evidence suggests the victim was kidnapped and raped before being killed.In a calculated move to sabotage the probe, Mehnoor reportedly used a stolen SIM card to demand ransom from the child's family. This was allegedly an attempt to frame the sexual assault and homicide as a simple kidnapping for financial gain.Following the recovery of the body, the Inspector General of Police (Lucknow Range) had announced a
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