Noida: A man wanted in around a dozen criminal cases, and his accomplice were arrested after an exchange of fire with police in Noida on Tuesday night. According to officials, the gunfight broke out around 10 pm near a petrol pump in Sector 54 in Noida, under Sector 24 police station limits. The criminals had come allegedly with a plan for chain snatching, said a senior official. The criminals have suffered bullet injuries during the encounter, the official added. 

SSP Vaibhav Krishna's statement: 

According to the Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) of Gautam Buddh Nagar police station, Vaibhav Krishna, the injured has been identified as Mantosh Jha, a native of Motihari district in Bihar. He has around 12 cases of loot and robbery registered against him. He has been detained under the Gangsters Act in the past.

'Jha and his aide were intercepted by the local police for inspection but they opened fired and fled. He got injured in retaliatory firing, while the other man has been held', Krishna said.

The firearms and ammunition were seized, while their motorcycle has been impounded. Jha has been sent to the hospital for treatment. According to the SSP, further proceedings in the case are underway. 

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Similar cases 

Earlier on Tuesday, two alleged criminals were held in Noida after a shootout with the police in Sector 100. According to the reports, one of the criminals carried a bounty of Rs one lakh on his arrest. Identified as Irshad Saifi and his aide Armaan, suffered injuries on their legs during the exchange of fire around 3.30 am near the State Bank of India cut in Sector 100. In another case, two alleged criminals were arrested in Greater Noida's Bisrakh area after exchange of fire with the police on Sunday. The accused, who were fleeing after snatching a woman's chain, were shot in the legs by a police team chasing them and then hospitalised, the police said.

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