Meerut: Two men allegedly involved in a bank robbery were arrested following an encounter with police from Uttar Pradeshs Bulandshahr Dehat area, officials said on Wednesday. The accused are Abid Ali (28) and Mohd Ahmed (25), both residents of Chhatari area in Bulandshahr.On Monday afternoon, three motorcycle-borne men robbed an Indian Overseas Bank branch at gunpoint. They looted Rs 6 lakh in cash from the bank on Khurja-Bulandshahr road in Neemkheda village. Senior superintendent of police (SSP) Bulandshahr Shlok Kumar on Wednesday said both were shot in the leg during retaliatory fire from police. He added that the three accused are friends who planned this robbery to live a lavish life. The main accused, Abid, was living in Mumbai for some time and he was ambitious. He returned to Bulandshahr a few months ago and was looking to make a quick buck," he said. The third accused, Ankit Kumar, who also hails from Chhatari area, managed to flee during the encounter under the cover of darkness.We also published the following articles recentlyUttar Pradesh: Police arrest main accused in Sultanpur doctor murder caseAjay Narayan Singh, the main accused in the murder of a government doctor in Uttar Pradeshs Sultanpur, has been arrested after being on the run for two weeks. Police had offered a reward of Rs 50,000 for information leading to his arrest. Singh, along with his driver, was apprehended while attempting to flee. Another relative of Singh was also arrested. The accused had allegedly encroached upon government land and had a constructed office demolished prior to his arrest. The doctor, Tiwari, was beaten to death over a land dispute.Man accused of eloping with married woman from Kota 32-years-ago heldA 62-year-old man, who had been a proclaimed offender for 32 years, was arrested in Jaipur. The man had eloped with a married woman from Kota in 1991 and had a reward of Rs 20,000 on his head. He had been living with a changed name and working as a wage labourer with his second wife and five children in Jaipur. The arrest was made by a police team posing as labourer contractors. The accused has been sent to jail under judicial custody.Three held for robbery at BJP MLA P C Barandas house in Gujarats Aravalli districtThree individuals from Rajasthan have been arrested in connection with a robbery at BJP MLA P C Barandas house. The accused, who hail from Dungarpur, allegedly broke into the MLAs house and stole valuables worth Rs 16.3 lakh. One of the accused had previously worked as a servant at the MLAs house and had stolen Rs 50,000 in the past. The police have recovered stolen valuables and a motorcycle, with a total worth of Rs 7.7 lakh.

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