The injured accused has been identified as 22-year-old Mohammad Kavish Hussain Tyagi from Muzaffarnagar.ITGD

2 arrested after encounter between Dehradun cops and ex-brigadier murder accused

The retired brigadier was killed after a stray bullet struck him during a road rage clash between two groups in Dehradun's Rajpur area while he was out on a morning walk earlier this week.

by · India Today

In Short

  • Ex-brigadier was killed in road rage firing in Dehradun earlier
  • One accused injured and taken to hospital after police firing
  • Suspects tracked from Rajpur to forested Guniyal village

An encounter broke out between Dehradun Police and suspects linked to the murder of a retired Army brigadier late on Friday night, leaving one accused injured and leading to fresh arrests in the case, officials said.

Acting on a tip-off during a checking operation in the Rajpur area, police tracked down the suspects near Johri village. The chase extended into the forested stretch of Guniyal village, where one of the accused was intercepted.

According to Senior Superintendent of Police Pramendra Dobhal, the situation escalated when another suspect opened fire at the police team. Officers retaliated in self-defence, shooting the accused in the leg. He was taken to a hospital for treatment, and a pistol was recovered from the spot. Senior officials later reached the scene, and a forensic team carried out an inspection.

The injured accused has been identified as 22-year-old Mohammad Kavish Hussain Tyagi from Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar, while the second arrested accused is 21-year-old Shantanu Tyagi from Saharanpur.

The encounter is linked to the killing of retired brigadier Mukesh Kumar Joshi, who died earlier this week after being struck by a stray bullet during a road rage clash in Dehradun while on a morning walk.

Officials said that those involved in the firing had visited the Gen Z Club the previous night, where a dispute broke out with staff over a bill. One group was allegedly assaulted by club employees. The same youths later followed the club operators after closing time, leading to another confrontation in Johri village that escalated into gunfire.

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