WATCH: UP Police's BIZARRE way to scare criminals, cop shouts "Thain Thain" after gun fails

The police personnel can be heard shouting “Maaro Maaro, ghero ghero, Thain Thain.”

Image: Screengrab from video shared by ANI on Twitter

New Delhi: In the most peculiar encounter ever, Uttar Pradesh police personnel shouted “Thain Thain” in a bid to imitate gunshots, in order to scare criminals after his gun stopped working. The cop’s revolver got jammed in the middle of an encounter in Sambhal and so he shouted “Thain Thain” to scare the criminals. He can be heard shouting “Maaro Maaro, ghero ghero, Thain Thain.” Citing Assistant Superintendent of Police, news agency ANI reported that the words like “maaro” and “ghero” are said to create mental pressure on criminals. He also informed that cartridges being stuck in revolver are a technical fault. The agency also shared the video of the incident, which is dated 12^th October. It was later reported that in the same encounter a criminal was arrested after being shot at in the leg. One policeman was also injured in the exchange of fire. The news agency shared the video of the incident. Watch Here:

#WATCH: Police personnel shouts 'thain thain' to scare criminals during an encounter in Sambhal after his revolver got jammed. ASP says, 'words like 'maaro & ghero' are said to create mental pressure on criminals. Cartridges being stuck in revolver is a technical fault'. (12.10) pic.twitter.com/NKyEnPZukh

— ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) October 13, 2018