2 injured during gunfight, 1 held

Ghaziabad, February 23

A man wanted in several criminal cases and a constable were injured during a gunfight in Ghaziabad, the police said on Sunday.

At a checkpoint on Hindon Canal Road on Saturday night, two motorcycle-borne men were asked to halt, but they fired upon the police team and sped away in the opposite direction, according to the police.

Deputy Superintendent of Police Anshu Jain said the police team retaliated and the pillion rider received gunshot wound on his leg and fell down on the road.— PTI