Kanpur: After an encounter, police arrested a hardcore criminal who had allegedly looted jewellery and cash worth Rs 20 lakh from a jeweller a couple of weeks ago. The breakthrough was made in Kunwarpur Janu village in the Chhibramau Kotwali police area of Kannauj district.The criminal got injured after being shot in the leg by the police while his aide managed to escape.The police have admitted the injured criminal, identified as Deepak Kashyap, to the district hospital. More than 22 criminal cases have been registered against the accused. A gold chain, a bike, a pistol and three live cartridges have been recovered from the arrested criminal.Ramji Verma alias Anil, resident of mohalla Tiwariyan of Chhibramau Kotwali area, has a bullion shop on Sikanderpur- Bajaria road. While going home on a bike after closing his shop on Oct 17 evening, Ramji was robbed of cash and valuables by two motorcycle borne miscreants near Akbarpur village.SP Amit Kumar Anand said a case has been registered against the criminal. On late Sunday night, when a police team in Kunwarpur Janu was patrolling the area, two suspects riding a bike were spotted. When the cops tried to stop them, they started firing at them. In retaliation one among the suspects got injured by a bullet. During interrogation, the criminal, who identified himself as Deepak Kashyap, confessed to his involvement in the robbery incident that had taken place on October 17, the SP added.We also published the following articles recentlyCriminal arrested after encounter in Haryanas Kaithal district; policeman injuredOne accused was captured by Haryana police teams in Kaithal district after a confrontation, during which a police officer was injured. The accused, Aakash alias Golu, was wanted in an attempted murder case in Rohtak district. The police set up checkpoints near Bakal village and stopped four individuals on a motorcycle. One of the individuals ordered the others to open fire on the police, resulting in the injury of a head constable. The other suspects managed to escape, and a search operation is underway.CEO: 6 of 174 nominees have criminal historyAccording to the chief electoral officer of Mizoram, out of the 174 candidates running in the upcoming legislative assembly elections, six have criminal backgrounds. Four of these candidates belong to the Zoram Peoples Movement (ZPM), while one each is from the ruling Mizo National Front (MNF) and the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP). Additionally, 112 out of the 174 candidates are millionaires, with the richest candidate having assets worth Rs 65.93 crore. The poorest candidate has moveable assets worth only Rs 1,500 and no immovable property.Mumbai court rejects discharge plea of Uddhav Thackeray and Sanjay Raut in criminal defamation caseA court in Mumbai has rejected the discharge plea of Shiv Sena chief Uddhav Thackeray and MP Sanjay Raut in a defamation case filed by MP Rahul Shewale. Shewale alleged that an article in the Shiv Sena mouthpiece Saamana was defamatory, claiming he had business interests in Karachi, Pakistan. The court has adjourned the matter to November 9 for recording of evidence. Shewale refuted the allegations and stated that they were an attempt to damage his reputation and political career. He also accused Saamana of spreading fake propaganda and false stories.

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