India, Jan. 29 -- AGRA A criminal, carrying a reward of Rs.25,000 and wanted in a murder here on January 23, was killed in a police encounter in Agra on Thursday after he allegedly snatched a service pistol from a sub-inspector and opened fire while attempting to flee, said police.

Arbaaz Khan opened fire on the police team but was injured in retaliatory fire by cops and later succumbed to injuries. The encounter took place when he was taken for recovery of weapon used in the January 23 incident.

Two other wanted criminals, Ashu Tiwari and Mohit Pandit, also carrying rewards of Rs.25,000 each and linked to the same murder case, were injured in separate encounters in different parts of the city on Wednesday-Thursday intervening night, of...