Chandigarh, July 14
Khem Singh, an inter-state criminal hailing from Haryana, was shot dead by the state police in the Rudarpur area of UP late last night.
Khem Singh, who was allegedly involved in cases of dacoity, robbery, looting and the like, created a stir in Haryana when he kidnapped Fatehabad SP Hanif Que- rishi’s three-year-old daughter to have his own relatives released from police custody. The Fatehabad police had to release more than six persons in exchange for the return of the SP’s daughter.
According to official sources a search party sent by the Haryana police from Fatehabad to UP had spotted Khem Singh, near Bilaspur. While trying to escape in a Qualis, he was chased by a joint team of the UP and Haryana police.
Khem Singh allegedly started firing at the police party as a result of which Antar Singh, a head constable with the Haryana police, was seriously injured. The police returned the fire in which Khem Singh (of Kantakheri village, Fatehabad) died on the spot. However, Gurdeep Singh, hailing from the same village, and another person, who were with Khem Singh, managed to escape.
A case under Section 307, IPC, and Section 25, Arms Act, was registered at
Rudarpur.
