Noida: Sub-Inspector Akhtar Khan of the Uttar Pradesh Police was on Monday morning killed in an encounter with some criminals in Greater Noida's Dadri area.

It is reported that police had gone to arrest a criminal named Furkan, when the latter along with others, started firing at the police personnel.

Attack on police party by the criminals during raid in Dadri claimed the life of Mohd. Akhtar.

Family of the slain officer is demanding immediate arrest of culprits.

The police have deployed multiple teams and started the search operation to nab the culprits.