RUDRAPUR: In an uncommon transfer, police in Uttarakhand’s Udham Singh Nagar district introduced a reward of Rs 5 for the seize of three absconding criminals concerned in a current shootout incident. The symbolic gesture, as an alternative of the same old bounties that go a lot larger, is meant to focus on “the diminished standing of those infamous offenders within the eyes of regulation and public”, officers mentioned.
In accordance with police, the criminals – Jasveer Singh from Rudrapur, Manmohan Singh from Dineshpur and Sahab Singh from UP’s Rampur – have been on the run after a violent confrontation between two rival teams in Jafarpur village on October 12. The incident, which left the area rattled, noticed round 40 rounds of bullets being fired and resulted in accidents to eight people. For the reason that assault, the accused have been evading arrest.
SSP Manikant Mishra mentioned, “The reward quantity displays the true standing of those criminals. They suppose they’ll create concern, however their standing is value not more than Rs 5. We’re planning to flow into posters of those offenders throughout the district to nab them.”
The SSP added, “We’re additionally within the means of compiling an inventory of all absconding criminals within the district and, equally, petty bounties shall be introduced for every of them.”
Mukesh Sharma, a shopkeeper from Dineshpur, mentioned, “This transfer will ship a powerful message. It exhibits that the police now not contemplate these criminals a risk which it is going to in flip reduce concern of them among the many public.”
Sanjay Juneja, president of Rudrapur metropolis merchants’ union, added, “By treating them as petty criminals, the police have lowered the phobia typically related to them.”
