Criminal carrying ₹1.25 lakh bounty killed in encounter with UP Police

Gufran had 13 criminal cases including seven cases of murder, attempt murder and loot.

Updated on: Jun 27, 2023, 09:03:44 IST

By HT News Desk | Reported by Rohit Kumar Singh

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Uttar Pradesh Police on Tuesday morning gunned down a criminal identified as Muhammand Gufran during an encounter with the Special Task Force (STF) in state's Kaushambi district. The criminal was carrying a reward of ₹1.25 lakh for his arrest.

A resident of Pratapgarh district, Gufran had 13 criminal cases including seven cases of murder, attempt murder and loot. He has been synonymous of crime and terror in Pratapgarh and Sultanpur districts for years.

According to Amitabh Yash, additional director general, STF, the criminal suffered a bullet wound in a retaliatory firing after a confrontation which led to cross-firing. He later succumbed to his injury during the treatment. The STF team recovered on 9mm carbine and a 32 bore pistol from him.

The reward of ₹1 lakh on his arrest was declared by the Prayagraj Zone ADG along with an additional ₹25,000 reward by Sultanpur Police.

“We were trying to trace him (gangster Gufran) for a while. After we reached Kaushambi to nab him, he opened fire to which we retaliated. He was shot in the firing and subsequently was shifted to the hospital, during which he succumbed to his injuries,” Dharmesh Kumar Shahi, CO STF, said.

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