2 Poachers In Madhya Pradesh Shootout In Which 3 Cops Died, Killed: Police
NDTV
The Shivraj Singh Chouhan government announced an ex-gratia of Rs 1 crore each and a government job to the kin of the family of three police personnel, who were shot dead.
Denying claims of an encounter of four poachers in the retaliatory action by the Madhya Pradesh police in connection with the Guna gunfight incident, Superintendent of Police Rajiv Kumar Mishra on Sunday said that two criminals were shot dead while other two have been arrested.
Notably, three police personnel, including a sub-inspector, were shot dead by poachers in a forest in the Guna district in the early hours of Saturday morning. The police party were acting on a tip-off when the gunfight broke out with the criminals.
Speaking to ANI, the SP said that the search for the remaining poachers is on and will be arrested soon.
"Two people have been killed instead of four, while two more were arrested. Search is underway for three others who're on the run. Our parties have nearly reached them. They will be arrested soon. One among the killed was shot by the police during a retaliatory fire in the forest yesterday evening. He was involved in the gunfire incident," he said.
