Gorakhpur: A criminal carrying a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh, was killed in an encounter with special task force on Sunday.
Police recovered 2 pistols of .32 mm and 9 mm and Rs 500 cash from his possession.
Sharp shooter Pervez Ahmad, a resident of Makhdoom Nagar in Ambedkar Nagar district was most wanted in several murders in Makhdoomnagar and was right hand of Amabedkar nagar district’s underworld don Khan Mubarak and was also big smuggler of fake currency in the state, DSP of STF Gorakhpur Unit, Dharmesh Kumar Shahi said.
UP STF surrounded Sarharai road in pipiganj and tried to nab two criminals at a motorcycle at Chiuntaha-Sarhari bridge over River Rohin.
Criminals started firing at around 3.35 pm and after that police started firing.
Pervez died on the spot after getting injured with four bullets while the other criminal escaped.
In October 2018, Pervez killed BSP leader Jugaram Mehndi and escaped after, which police announced Rs 1 lakh reward on him.
Pervez was a resident of Makhdoom nagar area in Ambedkar nagar district and after getting injured during encounter police rushed him to Pipiganj CHC where doctors declared him dead, STF inspector SP singh said.
Pervez was working from Nepal and there were complaints by businessmen and traders against him of asking ransom and on Sunday he came to Gorakhpur from Nepal to meet someone and before Pipiganj police surrounded him at Chiluatal area of Gorakhpur.