A man accused of raping a minor girl was arrested fol﷽lowing an encounter with the police here on Wednesday. Superintendent of Po💦lice Ashok Kumar Shukla said the incident of rape of a two-and-a-half-year-old girl was reported at the Azim Nagar police station Tuesday night.
"The police team rushed the girl to the hospital in a critical condition from where she was shifted to a hospital in Moradabad. A case regarding the incident was𒁏 also lodged and teams were formed to arrest the accused," he said.
The accused Khemkaran Saini 🦹was later arrested. "Saini opened fire at the police and the team retaliated following which the accused received a bullet injury in his leg. He was a✃rrested and taken to hospital," the officer added.
