Noida: A criminal was shot dead in an encounter with the police in Uttar Pradesh’s Noida early on Wednesday, an officer said.

The car and the looted cash has been recovered

The incident occurred in the Greater Noida area, when three men were fleeing after stealing a Honda City car and Rs 1.5 lakh in cash from Noida’s sector 58.

They were chased by a police team. A gun battle erupted near Bisrakh in Greater Noida, said a police spokesman, adding that one criminal was fatally shot and two others, however, managed to escape.

The car and the looted cash has been recovered, added the police spokesman.