A hardened criminal, identified as Gufran, who was wanted in several cases of murder and dacoity, was killed in an encounter with the Special Task Force (STF) early in the morning on Tuesday in Kaushambi.
In the encounter, which broke out around 5 am, Gufran was shot. He was taken to a hospital where the doctors pronounced him dead.
More than 13 cases of murder, loot and robbery are registered against Gufran in Pratapgarh and Sultanpur. The Prayagraj and Sultanpur police had declared a reward of Rs 1,25,000 on him.
Kaushambi’s Superintendent of Police Brijesh Srivastava said, “A criminal identified as Mohammed Gufran was killed in an encounter with UP STF near Samda sugar mill of Manjhanpur, Kaushambi. He was carrying a reward of Rs 1,25,000.”
He said that on April 24, Gufran was involved in a robbery in Pratapgarh, the video of which went viral and the police identified him as one of the robbers. He claimed that apart from ADG Zone Prayagraj, who had declared a reward of Rs 1,00,000, Rs 25,000 was also announced by the Sultanpur police on Gufran.