Morena , Chambal dacoit Kalli Gurjar, carrying a bounty of ₹ 80000, and his associate Ajay Gurjar were arrested in Madhya Pradesh’s Morena district on Thursday after an encounter, in which the former sustained a bullet injury on his leg, a police official said.
The Kalli gang opened fire, prompting police to retaliate in self-defence. Kalli was hit in the leg. His aide Ajay was also arrested. “Kalli is wanted by Rajasthan police as well.
“A Banmore police team reached a forest stretch near Pahadi village here around 10 am on a tip-off. Kalli, who lives in Barbasin village under Devgarh police station limits, near Chambal River, about 25 km from the district headquarters, used to flee to neighbouring Dholpur district in Rajasthan after committing crimes, the SP said. He is facing around 20 serious criminal cases, including murder, attempt to murder, robbery and dacoity, in Morena, Gwalior and Sheopur districts. A reward of ₹ 80,000 had been announced for his arrest,” the official said.
Others managed to escape,” Superintendent of Police Dharmaraj Meena told reporters.
The dacoits arrived in a white Bolero without a registration number, and opened fire when the driver refused to pay, causing all 12 tyres of the container truck to burst.
Earlier, Karua had used abusive language against Kalli and his family in a video, following which Kalli posted the response.
