Wanted gangster killed in Uttar Pradesh
January 31st, 2011 - 1:39 pm ICT by IANSKanpur (Uttar Pradesh), Jan 31 (IANS) A gangster, who was wanted for several cases of murder and abduction, was gunned down by police here early Monday, but his accomplice managed to escape, an official said.Shanu alias Boss carried a reward of Rs.50,000 for his capture.
He had over 20 cases of heinous crimes pending against him, and was killed in a joint operation carried out by the Special Task Force (STF) and the district police.
“Acting on a tip-off, when the STF team tried to intercept Shanu and his aide, who were in a car. The duo started firing at the STF sleuths. In retaliatory firing, Shanu was gunned down, but his aide managed to escape,” inspector Kanchan Kumar told reporters here, some 80 km from Lucknow.
“A pistol and several live cartridges have been recovered from Shanu’s possession. Efforts are on to nab his aide,” he added.
According to police, Shanu primarily operated in eastern Uttar Pradesh and had links with criminals in Bihar, Uttarakhand and other states.
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