The accused were allegedly trying to flee to Nepal, which shares a border with Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh, the officer said.

Mohammad Sarfaraz -- wanted for the murder of a man in Bahraich, Uttar Pradesh that triggered largescale violence -- and four others were arrested after an encounter with the police today near the Nepal border in the district.

Bahraich (Uttar Pradesh): The Uttar Pradesh police have allegedly shot two accused in the Bahraich violence case in an encounter, said reports on

In a major breakthrough regarding the Bahraich violence, two of the five suspects were injured during an encounter with the Special Task Force (STF) on Thursday afternoon. They were identified as Sarfaraz and Talib. Reports said that Sarfaraz and Talib were attempting to flee to Nepal when they

Bahraich encounter: As many as five suspects in the Bahraich violence case were arrested on Thursday after an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Police in which two of them suffered gunshot injuries.

Five suspects in Bahraich violence case were arrested after an encounter with Uttar Pradesh Police in which two of them suffered gunshots.

Bahraich violence: Two accused, who were arrested for killing a man during Durga Puja procession in Bahraich district of Uttar Pradesh, were shot in an encounter on October 17 when they allegedly attempted to escape from police custody

The violence broke out at Maharajganj under Mahsi tehsil on Sunday over the alleged playing of loud music outside a place of worship during a Durga Puja immersion procession, in which Ram Gopal Mishra (22) died of gunshot injuries.

It is being said that Sarfaraz and his friend and accused Talib were planning to flee to Nepal when they were shot at in Uttar Pradesh.

Lucknow: Two of the accused in Bahraich murder case were shot in the legs while trying to escape to Nepal, Uttar Pradesh Police said in a statement on Thursday. Those shot in the legs by police have been identified as Mohammed Talib and Mohammed Sarfaraz. They have been admitted to the district hospital. “Five main […]

Bahraich encounter: Akhilesh Yadav said if encounters had been improving the law and order of the state, then UP would have been way ahead of most states.

According to the UP police, the accused were shot at after they tried to flee to Nepal while being taken for the recovery of weapons in Bahraich. Sarfaraz and Talib are being treated in a hospital.

Police said that two of the accused, who allegedly killed Ram Gopal Mishra during violence were shot at during the Bahraich encounter.

Bahraich encounter: Meanwhile, Uttar Pradesh Director General of Police Prashant Kumar said on Thursday that two out of the five arrested in the Bahraich violence were injured during the encounter and three others were taken into custody, adding that the situation is now under control.

Bahraich communal violence: Police warn against spreading rumors amid efforts to restore peace in Maharajganj after communal violence during Durga Puja.

The postmortem examination revealed that as many as '25 to 30 pellets' were found on Ram Gopal Mishra's body, which also had injury marks.

SP Bahraich, Vrinda Shukla said that "5 people have been arrested. Two of them have been injured in police firing" | OpIndia News

Post mortem report of Ram Gopal Mishra mentions 40 entry wounds and 2 exit wounds, and confirms that he died due to gunshots