Sultanpur,

05 Jan (HS): In the Lambhua police station area of ​​Sultanpur district in

Uttar Pradesh, a wanted criminal carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh was killed in

an encounter. He was admitted to the hospital in an injured state, where

doctors declared him dead. Senior Superintendent of Police Kunwar Anupam Singh

said on Monday that the police received information about the movement of

criminal Talib alias Azam Khan (26), son of Ghaffar Khan, a resident of

Gauriya, Fardhan police station, Kheri district, under the Lambhua police

station area. Sultanpur and Lakhimpur Kheri police jointly cordoned off the

area near Diyara bridge last night. The accused opened fire on the police team.

In

self-defense, the police also opened fire, in which the accused was injured.

The injured criminal was taken to the hospital for treatment, where he was

declared dead during treatment. This criminal was a resident of the Fardhan

police station in Lakhimpur Kheri district and currently had a reward of Rs.1

lakh announced on his head. He has nearly a dozen criminal cases registered

against him.

Hindusthan Samachar / Abhishek Awasthi