06/06/2025
Accused in r@pe of 3-year-old girl, killed in encounter with police
Hours after the abduction and r@pe of a three-year-old girl sleeping with her mother under a bridge near Alambagh metro station, the accused was killed in an encounter with Lucknow police early Friday.
The accused, identified as Deepak Verma, a habitual offender with multiple criminal cases lodged across city police stations, was traced through CCTV footage that captured him fleeing with the child on a white scooter around 3.30 am on Thursday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (Central Zone) Ashish Srivastava said multiple police teams were formed immediately after the incident, and a reward of ₹1 lakh was announced for information leading to Verma’s arrest.
Based on the scooter's registration details and a tip-off, police intercepted Verma near Devi Kheda in Cantonment.
“When asked to surrender, he opened fire at the police team. In retaliatory firing, he sustained injuries,” said Srivastava. Verma was taken to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead.