A man returning from a court hearing in Khurja, Uttar Pradesh, was shot by an unidentified attacker, leaving him critically injured. With the ambulance out of service, police rushed the victim to the hospital in their own vehicle. Authorities have launched an investigation to trace the shooter and determine the motive.

A wanted criminal carrying a ₹1 lakh bounty was shot dead in an encounter in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district. Police say the man, linked to the Bawariya gang, opened fire when officers raided a hut where he was hiding with associates. A carbine and foreign pistol were recovered as the search for other gang members continues.

A cattle-smuggling suspect identified as Parvez was critically injured in an alleged police encounter in Azamgarh and hospitalized with gunshot wounds. Doctors discovered bullet injuries after being told he was hurt in a road accident. Police claim to have recovered 18 animals during the operation as inquiries continue.