Ghaziabad (UP), Nov 9 (PTI) Two men accused of killing two persons in separate incidents within a span of five days were arrested following an encounter with police here, officials said on Sunday.

Acting on a tip-off, a police team cordoned off the Ganga canal embankment near the railway bridge and the ordinance factory jungle in Muradnagar on Saturday night. On spotting the police, the two suspects opened fire in an attempt to flee.

The police retaliated and injured one of the accused.

"One of the accused, identified as Harish Tyagi (45), a resident of Govind Puri Colony in Modinagar, sustained a bullet injury in his leg. His associate, Sandip, managed to escape initially but was later caught unhurt," said DCP (Rural) Surendra Nath Tiwari.

During interrogation, Harish confessed to hav

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