Surendranagar Police encounter two including one most wanted criminal

Surendranagar: District Police has encountered district’s most wanted accused Kalo Munno alias Hanif Khan and his son Madin in Gediya village near Malvan in Surendranagar district.

According to the details available, the police had information that Hanif who was wanted in 59 offences was visiting his home in Gediya village. When police team reached to nab Hanif Khan alias Kalo Munno, he fired three bullet targeting police team. His son attack Police Sub Inspector Jadeja with sharp farm tool sickle. In reaction, Sub Inspector Jadeja fired shots from his service revolver in which Hanif Khan alias Kalo Munno and his son Madin were killed.

Hanif Khan was part of infamous Gediya gang. There have been 86 crimes registered against Hanif Khan. Out of them he was wanted in 59 cases.

According to DySP Himanshu Doshi, Hanif Khan Gediya was wanted criminal booked under stringent GUJCTOK law. When police team led by Malvan Police Sub Inspector VN Jadeja reached Gediya village to nab him, Hanif fired three rounds targeting the Police Sub Inspector, while his son Madin attacked Sub Inspector with sickle farm tool and caused injury to Sub Inspector. After this, the Police Sub Inspector fired rounds in self defense. Hanif and his son were dead.

Gediya gang has been involved in 123 incidents of crime. It is located in Patdi taluka of Surendranagar district of Saurashtra. Its involvement has been found in crimes across 7 districts of Gujarat.

17 members of Gediya gang had been already arrested in the past while three were wanted. Out of three wanted criminals, Hanif has been killed. Two more members of Gediya gang are still wanted now. The Police team had reached Gediya village as they had information that Hanif had come to his home.

Deceased were taken to Rajkot civil hospital for panel postmortem from Surendranagar based hospital. Injured Sub Inspector Jadeja was taken to a private hospital for medical treatment. DeshGujarat