The two were wanted in connection with Rs 4 lakh-robbery, police said (Representational)
Two alleged robbers were arrested in a village in Amethi after a gunfight in which both were shot in the leg and inflicted a bullet wound to a sub-inspector in his hand, police said on Monday.
The two men were wanted in connection with a Rs 4 lakh-robbery that took place on December 30 near Tikri in the Amethi district, Additional Superintendent of Police Harendra Kumar said.
On Sunday night, police got a tip-off that the two robbers were seen near Ghorha village and a team was sent to arrest them.
Finding themselves surrounded by police, the alleged criminals opened fire at the police and wounded Sub-Inspector Shiv Baksh Singh in hand, Kumar said. Police returned fire and shot the two in their legs and arrested them.
The officer said that the two had on them Rs 3.50 lakh in cash, a country-made pistol, a few cartridges, and a motorcycle, all of which were seized.
The accused were admitted to a community health center in Amethi for medical treatment, he said.
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