Wanted criminal killed in encounter with UP STF
A notorious criminal carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head was shot dead in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force, police said on Friday.
A criminal carrying a reward of Rs 15,000 on his head was gunned down in an encounter with the police in Kakroli police station area in the district, police said today.
Acting on a tip off, police gunned down Nadeem last evening, SP (rural) Ajay Sehdev said.
Nadeem, carrying Rs 15,000 reward, was wanted in 15 cases of loot and murder, Sehdev said.
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He was arrested on Tuesday and was being produced before a court in civil lines area when he escaped from the custody, he said.
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