Encounter in Badaun, criminal arrested

A wanted criminal was arrested in an encounter, police said today.

Pappu alias Ramchandra Das, carrying a reward of Rs 10,000 on his head, was surrounded by a police team on a tip off and during an exchange of fire he was injured,  Superintendent of Police, Kamal Kishore said.

The injured have been rushed to a hospital where their condition was stated to be stable.