India, March 22 -- A man accused of stealing jewellery worthy Rs.25 crore from a Tanishq store in Bihar's Arrah was killed in a police encounter in Araria district on Saturday morning. The robbery accused was injured in the encounter and was rushed to a hospital, where he succumbed to injuries later.

Four Special Task Force (STF) personnel were also injured in the encounter, police said.

"A joint raid was conducted by STF, Patna Police and local officials. The accused was asked to surrender but he kept firing at the police, leading to an encounter. The accused was nabbed and has been sent to Narpatganj for treatment," news agency PTI quoted Araria SP Anjani Kumar.

The accused, identified as Chunmun Jha, has been involved in several ban...