Man Arrested After Police Encounter for Abducting Hearing-Impaired Woman in UP

• Lala Nat (40) was arrested in Kannauj, UP, after a police encounter for abducting a 20-year-old hearing-and-speech-impaired woman.
• The woman was safely rescued by the police following the operation.
• The accused, a resident of Hariharpur, Kanpur Dehat, sustained a gunshot wound to his leg during retaliatory police firing.
• A complaint was filed by the woman's father on January 26, alleging her abduction by men in a pickup loader while she was collecting fodder.
• Police recovered an illegal .315 bore firearm, ammunition, the Bolero pickup used in the crime, and Rs 180 from the accused.

Why It Matters: Police in UP successfully rescued an abducted hearing-impaired woman and arrested the accused after an encounter.