Gangster wanted for loot, dacoity and murder killed in police encounter in Mathura-OxBig News Network

A wanted criminal carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh was killed in an encounter with Uttar Pradesh Police here on Sunday morning, police said.

In an operation led by Senior Superintendent of Police, Mathura, Shailesh Pandey, the accused, identified as Fati alias Asad, sustained bullet injuries, UP Director General of Police (DGP) Prashant Kumar said.

He was rushed to a hospital, where doctors declared him dead, he added.

Fati was the leader of the Chhaimar gang and was wanted in over three dozen cases of loot, dacoity and murder in multiple states, including Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan and Jammu and Kashmir, the DGP said.