Gandhinagar, Sep 24 (PTI) An arrested robbery-and-murder accused was killed in an encounter with police in Gandhinagar district on Wednesday after he allegedly snatched a firearm from a policeman and opened fire, a senior official said here. Vipul Parmar, a history-sheeter accused of killing a 25-year-old man and injuring his woman friend near Ambapur village, was taken to the crime spot for investigation on Wednesday evening, the official said.

“The accused was taken to the spot for crime scene reconstruction `panchnama’ (report) when he snatched a gun from a police officer and fired, injuring a head constable. He also fired on police vehicles,” said Gandhinagar Range Inspector General of Police Virendra Yadav.

“He was killed in retaliatory firing by police for self-protection,” Yadav a

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