Wanted Criminal Carrying Reward Of Rs 1,25,000 Killed In Encounter By UP STF

UP STF killed a wanted criminal in Kaushambi who was carrying a reward of Rs 1,25,000.

UP STF at encounter site in Kaushambi.

Source : ANI Twitter

The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) has killed wanted criminal Mohammed Gurfan in an encounter near the Samda sugar mill of Manjhanpur in the state's Kaushambi district. SP Kaushambi Brijesh Srivastava said that Gurfan was carrying a reward of Rs 1,25,000. He said that a miscreant was injured in an encounter with Lucknow STF this morning and was taken to a hospital but he succumbed to his injuries. Srivastava said that Gufran is a resident of Pratapgarh and around 13 criminal cases are registered against him in Pratapgarh.

Uttar Pradesh | A criminal identified as Mo. Gufran has been killed in an encounter with UP STF near the Samda sugar mill of Manjhanpur, Kaushambi. He was carrying a reward of Rs 1,25,000: SP Kaushambi Brijesh Srivastava pic.twitter.com/iUdihy1yCe

— ANI UP/Uttarakhand (@ANINewsUP) June 27, 2023

"Police tried to stop Gufran near Samda but he fired at police and in retaliatory firing, he got injured and later succumbed to his injuries. One .32 bore pistol, 9mm carbine, and bike recovered. He was associated with many big criminals. Probe being done," Dharmesh Kumar Shahi, Dy SP, UP STF said.

VIDEO | “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,” says Dharmesh… pic.twitter.com/tQqOyYkmuo

— Press Trust of India (@PTI_News) June 27, 2023

In a separate incident, one terrorist was killed in an encounter with security forces in Jammu And Kashmir’s Kulgam district, Kashmir police said on Tuesday morning. According to Kashmir Police, incriminating materials including arms and ammunition have been recovered from his possession. The identification and affiliation of the terrorist are being ascertained. A search operation is going on. Further details are awaited.

#KulgamEncounterUpdate: 01 local #terrorist neutralised. Identification & affliation being ascertained. Incriminating materials including arms & ammunition recovered. Search going on. Further details shall follow.@JmuKmrPolice https://t.co/f2AdOK0nqa

— Kashmir Zone Police (@KashmirPolice) June 26, 2023

Earlier on Monday, the National Investigation Agency (NIA) conducted searches at multiple locations in Jammu and Kashmir in connection with a terror-related case registered by the agency last year, officials said. In May this year, the NIA carried out searches at three locations in Kashmir Valley in connection with the terror conspiracy case and seized incriminating literature and several digital devices, as reported by ANI.