PATNA, March 22 -- A robber, carrying a reward of Rs.3 lakh, was killed in the wee hours of Saturday in an alleged encounter with the Special Task Force (STF) personnel at Narpatganj in Araria district, police said. The deceased Chunmun Jha was also one of those conduced a daring dacoity at a Tanishq jewellery showroom in Ara last week.

Two local people and five policemen, including the station house officer (SHO) of Narpatganj police station, were also injured in the gunfight.

The injured police personnel were identified as SHO Kumar Vikash, STF inspector Mohammad Mushtaq, Shahabuddin Ansari, Deepak Kumar, and driver Nagesh while the locals as Mehnaz Praveen and Azmun Khatun.

Chunmun Jha, a resident Araria, was allegedly one of the ac...