Gonda, May 20 -- A notorious criminal, Sonu alias Bhurre, carrying a bounty of Rs 1 lakh, was killed in a police encounter in Gonda in Uttar Pradesh, during the intervening night of May 19 and 20, police said on Tuesday.

The encounter occurred in a joint operation by the Umri Begamganj Police, Khodare Police, and the Special Operations Group (SOG) team under the Umri Begamganj police station area.

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According to Superintendent of Police, Gonda, Vineet Jaiswal, the criminal opened fire on the police team with the intent to kill, with one bullet hitting the bulletproof jacket of the Station House Officer of Umri Begamganj.

In a retaliatory firing by the police in self-defence, the accus...