Uttar Pradesh: Fearing police encounter, criminal surrenders before police in Sambhal

The Jabul reached the police station with a poster in his hand which read, ''Sir, don't shoot me, I am a criminal of the Gangster Act, sir, arrest me''.

Sambhal: A criminal in Sambhal district of Uttar Pradesh surrendered before the police fearing an encounter by the police, on Tuesday, officials said. Additional Superintendent of Police Shrish Chandra while confirming the development said that the gangster identified as Jabul, a resident of Haibatpur village of Sambhal district of UP surrendered before the police at Hayat Nagar police station on Tuesday.

Taking legal action against the accused, the police took the accused into custody and later produced him in the court for further proceedings. It is said that fearing repercussions, Jabul reached the police station with a poster in his hand while surrendering before the police. It is said that on the poster, the surrendered gangster had written, ''Sir, don't shoot me, I am a criminal of the Gangster Act, sir, arrest me''.