A prison carrying a reward of ₹1.25 lakh for his arrest was gunned down in an encounter with the UP Particular Process Power (STF) group in Kaushambi district early on Tuesday morning.
The accused, Gufran, was a resident of Pratapgarh.
He had over 13 prison circumstances registered towards him that concerned seven circumstances of homicide, try and homicide and loot.
He was concerned in prison actions in Pratapgarh and Sultanpur districts for years.
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STF recovered one 9mm carbine and 32 bore star pistol from Gufran.
The reward of ₹1 lakh was declared by Prayagraj zone extra director basic (ADG) on advice of Pratapgarh police and an award of ₹25,000 was declared by the Sultanpur police.
The STF ADG Amitabh Yash knowledgeable that the STF group led by deputy SP DK Shahi had an encounter with a gang of criminals on a abandoned stretch close to Kaushambi and one prison suffered a bullet wound in retaliatory firing executed by the police personnel.
He stated the prison was later recognized as Gufran and he succumbed to his accidents throughout remedy.