officiating as the SHO of Barla Police Station was shot dead and a Homeguard accompanying him seriously injured when some persons opened fire at them near Tikri village here, police said today.
SHO Om Vir Singh and the Homeguard were shot by suspected members of a notorious gang which is active in this part of the state yesterday, while they were on patrol duty, police said.
The rifle belonging to the Homeguard was recovered late last night about five hundred meters from the crime scene.
DIG of Aligarh Range Prakash D told PTI that an extensive combing operation was being conducted in the entire area to nab the accused and the police was working on some important leads.