Commandos after the encounter with Suryapet shootout offenders at Janakipuram near Mothkuru mandal of Nalgonda district. Both the assailants were killed in the encounter.
Suryapet firing: accused duo shot dead, two policemen killed - The Hindu
Despite calls to surrender, the accused opened fire on policemen, resulting in exchange of fire.
Telangana police gunned down two armed assailants who killed two of their men at Suryapet in Nalgonda two days ago.
But in the fierce shoot out which took place around 7 a.m. at Janakipuram near Mothkuru mandal of Nalgonda district after a dramatic chase,
one constable Nagraj lost his life while three other policemen - Inspectors - Balanagi Reddy, Gangaram and a SI Siddaiah were injured.
Mr. Reddy and Mr. Siddaiah have been shifted to a private hospital here and both are said to be critical.
Initially, it was thought the accused were members of a robbery gang from Uttar Pradesh. However, investigators are now veering around to the view that these could be activists of the Students Islamic Movement of India (SIMI).
Earlier, the entire
Telangana police were on high alert after a constable and a Home Guard were shot dead at Suryapet bus-stand on Wednesday midnight by the assailants. The Suryapet Inspector and another HG were also critically injured in that firing.
Killers had also taken away the carbine of one of the slain policemen. Police launched one of the biggest manhunts of recent times organising vehicle checks and frisking all over the State.
While they were clueless about the killers movements till Friday, the special police parties on the look-out for the duo learnt that the accused had snatched a bike from a villager at gunpoint at Janakipuram around 5 a.m.
Scores of police teams rushed to the village when the accused were spotted crossing some bushes. Despite calls to surrender, the accused opened fire on policemen, resulting in exchange of fire.
The gun battle continued for at least 30 minutes till the criminals were shot dead. But constable Nagaraju lost his life in the firing.
Meanwhile, Telenagana Home Minister N. Narasimha Reddy visited Kamineni Hospitals at Nagole where the injured police officers have been admitted.
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2 Suspected SIMI Operatives Killed in Suryapet ,SI critical | Siasat
It may be mentioned here that suspected inter-State armed gangsters fired at a police party during routine checking at the bus station in Suryapet
on Thursday in which police constable M. Lingaiah and a Home Guard K. Mahesh were killed. One Circle Inspector Moghaliah was also injured in the shoot-out. The fleeing assailants also shot at a civilian proceeding in a car along with his family on the highway a few km away.
While the DGP confirmed that two persons killed in today's encounter were the same, who were involved in Thursday shoot-out at Suryapet. He also said they definitely belonged to an inter-State gang from Uttar Pradesh. However, he did not say whether the dead persons were terrorists except stating that investigations to ascertain their links with terror groups are on However, informed sources disclosed the police have identified the two dead persons as the two among the five terrorists, who had escaped from Khandwa Jail of UP last year. These escapees from the jail were stated to have links with SIMI outfit. It is also suspected that these five escapees from the UP jail were involved in a series of dacoities and bank robberies. As a matter of fact, the two dead persons in today’s encounter were stated to have been involved in a bank robbery in Karimnagar district and also dacoity in few other places
Meanwhile, Telangana Home Minister N. Narasimha Reddy visited the hospital where the injured SI and CI were undergoing treatment and told reporters that “as per preliminary information there is nothing to suggest that the two offenders killed in the encounter were having terror links.” “They are members of a gang from UP,” the minister said and warned of initiating stringent action against such gangs. He announced an ex-gratia of Rs 40 lakh besides a job to the family members of the deceased constable. — PTI
Two gangsters, cop killed in Telangana encounter
