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Published : Oct 20, 2019, 1:17 PM IST

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UP: Criminal killed in encounter with police in Meerut

A wanted criminal, carrying a reward of Rupees 75,000 bounty was shot dead in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Police. The incident took place on Saturday late evening.

Criminal killed in encounter with police in Meerut

Meerut (UP):A criminal carrying bounty of Rs 75,000 was killed in an encounter with police here on late Saturday night.

"He was a wanted criminal and had killed two people of a family. It is believed that he had come to murder the witness. He was carrying a bounty of Rs 75,000. We were able to corner him in the village after a team reached here on a tip-off," Senior Superintendent of Police Ajay Sahani told reporters here.

"In an attempt to flee he fired at the police team. A bullet hit police official's bulletproof jacket. In retaliation, police fired at him and he sustained bullet injuries and later succumbed to it," he said. The police have also recovered country-made weapons from his possession.

SSP Sahani said Sanjeev was also involved in a bank robbery in Baghpat and added that the police is doing combing to nab his companions.

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