Wanted criminal who escaped police custody in 2018 shot dead in Nuh Crime Branch encounter near Gurugram

Nuh, Oct 15 (UNI) A wanted criminal who had allegedly evaded arrest for eight years after escaping from Gurugram Crime Branch custody was shot dead in an encounter with Haryana Police near Silani village in Sohna area on Thursday, police said. The deceased, identified as Shahid alias Advani, a resident of Kharkhari village in Nuh district's Tauru area, was wanted in several criminal cases, including cow smuggling and incidents involving the uprooting and theft of automated teller machines (ATMs). According to police, the Nuh Crime Branch launched an operation after receiving specific intelligence that Shahid was heading towards Gurugram. A…