Gadoli encounter: Two more cops arrested

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ANI Mumbai
Last Updated : Jul 12 2016 | 10:32 PM IST

The Mumbai Police on Tuesday arrested two more Haryana Police constables in the alleged fake encounter case of gangster Sandeep Gadoli.

With the arrest of the two police constables namely- Vikram Singh and Jitendra Yadav, the total arrest toll has gone up to three.

Last week, the Special Investigation Team of the Mumbai Police had arrested sub-inspector Pradyumna Yadav, who led the team during the encounter.

Gadoli, who was carrying a reward of Rs. 1.25 lakh, was killed in an encounter with the Gurgaon Crime unit on February 7.

A team of Gurgaon city crime branch had come in search of Gadoli, who was residing in a hotel in Mumbai's Andheri East.

When the police team entered his room, there was cross firing between the accused and the police men.

Gadoli was admitted to a hospital where he succumbed to his injuries. Two policemen were also injured in the incident.

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First Published: Jul 12 2016 | 10:21 PM IST

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