Constable shot dead in Sirsaganj

Rama Kant suffered a bullet injury on his chest. He was rushed to the district hospital where the doctors declared him dead.

A case has been registered against unidentified persons with no arrests made so far.

Firozabad Additional Superintendent of Police R K Pandey said efforts are on to trace the identity of the assailants.

A native of Etawah,Rama Kant was posted at the Sirsaganj police station. He is survived by his wife and one-and-a-half-year-old child.

According to the police,around 10 pm Thursday,Rama Kant,along with police constable Anil Kumar,was patrolling the area on a motorcycle when they noticed three youths and found their movements suspicious.

The constables approached them and held two while the third managed to escape,but returned after a while to rescue his associates.

The police said one of the men fired at Rama Kant with a country-made pistol after which all three ran away,adding that they also tried to snatch the constables’ rifles. police have seized the assailants’ motorcycle.