Greater Noida Police arrested two alleged members of a residential burglary group after an encounter near Sector Zeta-3 in the Dadri area, while two other suspects escaped during a search operation, according to information attributed to Noida Police. One of the arrested suspects, identified as Ajay, was injured by a bullet in the leg during the police response and was taken into custody.
The encounter took place while Dadri police were conducting checking near Sector Zeta-3. Police said the suspects opened fire and that officers retaliated. Ajay was injured during the exchange, while his associate Sameer was arrested during combing operations in the area. Two other alleged suspects reportedly used the darkness to flee.
Police said the arrested men were allegedly involved in thefts from locked houses. The items recovered from them included a Swift car, an illicit country-made pistol, cartridges, a knife, jewellery and cash. The reported recoveries included two pairs of silver anklets, four silver coins, a gold ring, a silver bangle, a gold chain and Rs 6,000 in cash.
According to the police account carried by Navbharat Times, the suspects admitted to carrying out thefts in locked homes across four colonies in the Dadri area. The report did not identify the colonies or provide details of the total value of the alleged stolen property.
The police action comes against the backdrop of continuing security concerns in residential neighbourhoods where locked homes can become targets during periods when residents are away. However, the report provides no further information on the number of complaints linked to the arrested suspects, the dates of the alleged thefts or whether the recovered jewellery has been matched to specific cases.
The arrests and recoveries remain part of the police investigation, and the allegations against the suspects will be tested through the legal process. The two suspects who escaped had not been arrested at the time of the report, and the police were conducting a search operation to locate them. Further details on the investigation, formal charges and the next legal steps were not provided in the supplied report.
