Wanted Sharpshooter with Rs 1 Lakh Bounty Shot Dead in Late-Night Encounter in Varanasi

Wanted sharpshooter with Rs 1 lakh bounty shot dead in late-night encounter in Varanasi

A notorious contract killer carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh was shot dead during an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force in Varanasi on Tuesday night. Police said the gunfight took place on the Bariyasanpur Ring Road in the Chaubepur area when the STF team moved in to arrest Banarasi Yadav -- a sharp shooter accused of murdering fertiliser trader Mahendra Gautam. According to Additional Director General of Police (STF) Amitabh Yash…

Wanted sharpshooter killed in encounter with UP Police in Varanasi

Varanasi/Lucknow, Feb 3 (PTI) A wanted contract killer carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force here on Tuesday night, police said.The encounter took place on the Bariyasanpur Ring Road in the Chaubepur area when a special task force team attempted to arrest Banarasi Yadav, an alleged sharpshooter accused of murdering fertiliser trader Mahendra Gautam, Additional Director General of Poli…