History-sheeter killed in encounter with U.P. STF
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A member of a gang concerned in freeway robberies was killed allegedly in an encounter with the Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh Police on Monday, officers stated.
Accused Anil alias Amit alias Zoothra was wished by the police in Mathura and Aligarh in Uttar Pradesh and Palwal in Haryana in not less than 9 instances, a senior official stated.
Anil was tracked down by the Noida unit of the STF following a tip-off, the official stated.
“The accused got injured in the encounter which took place in the Naujheel area of Mathura this evening. He was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead by doctors,” Additional Superintendent of Police, STF, Raj Kumar Mishra stated.
There had been three associates of Anil who managed to flee from the spot, he stated.
A reward of ₹2 lakh — Rs 1 lakh by Mathura police and Rs 50,000 every by Aligarh and Palwal police — had been introduced for Anil’s arrest, he stated.
“On January 20 this year, Anil along with his associates had waylaid a vehicle on the KMP road in Palwal and looted the passengers. They had also sodomised a 14-year-old boy during the incident,” Mr. Mishra stated.
Six FIRs together with these for dacoity and unnatural offence had been lodged towards him in Palwal, two in Mathura and one in Aligarh, the STF officer stated.
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