Noida: Two men on a bike, who were trying to escape after robbing the mobile phone and wallet of a man, were caught in Noida following a gunfight with the police, officials said on Thursday.
The incident took place on Wednesday night on a road near a village under Phase-3 police station limits, Central Noida Deputy Commissioner of Police Harish Chander said.
“The accused were escaping after robbing the mobile phone and wallet of a man, who was out for dinner, at gunpoint. There was some cash, driver’s license, Aadhaar card and an ATM card in the wallet of the victim. After going to some distance, the robbers returned to the victim to ask for the pin code of his ATM card and then escaped again,” he said.
The matter was immediately reported to the local police station and the bike was stopped at a security check in the area, the officer said.
“When asked to stop for checking, they opened fire on the police team and sped away. They were chased by the policemen and the two got injured in retaliatory firing after which they were caught and taken to a nearby hospital for treatment,” DCP Chander said.
The two men have been identified as Gaurav Singh and Sadanand, both locals around 25 years of age, and the items robbed by them, including the wallet with Rs 3,200 and the ATM card, have been recovered, the police said.
Two country-made pistols were also recovered from their possession and their motorcycle has been seized, while further proceedings are being carried out at the Phase 3 police station, they added.
