Uttarakhand: One criminal injured in encounter with police in Haridwar

Haridwar (Uttarakhand) [India], December 8 : A criminal was injured after an encounter broke out between Uttarakhand Police and miscreants when the police officials were chasing them.
The encounter took place in Haridwar district of Uttarakhand and it was a joint action by Dehradun and Haridwar Police.
SSP Dehradun Ajay Singh said that one of the three criminals travelling in the car was shot. He stated that the encounter took place while the Dehradun police were chasing the criminals after receiving credible information about their movement. Dehradun and Haridwar police jointly cordoned off the area and took action.
Meanwhile, two of the criminals have managed to flee from the spot.
Further details are awaited.