Azamgarh: Five highway robbers were
arrested during a police encounter here.
"Alok, Manish, Rakesh, Srikant and Shoraj were arrested
yesterday after an encounter with police near Bajha village in
Jahanaganj area," ASP A K Verma told reporters here.
They were involved in various cases of looting vehicles
on highways, he said, adding that two country made pistols and
a large number of cartridges were recovered from their
possession.
PTI
First Published: Sunday, February 19, 2012, 15:33