Meerut, Feb. 6 -- A reward-carrying criminal with cases against his name in Shamli, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Delhi, and Haryana was gunned down in a late-night police encounter on the Jhinjhana-Kaserwa road, Shamli district. Rehan carried a Rs.50,000 reward on his head. However, an accomplice managed to flee from the spot, while a police constable sustained gunshot injuries during the exchange of fire.

Police recovered a sophisticated Italian pistol from the criminal. He was wanted by Delhi police where 57 cases were registered against him. Besides 40 other cases were registered in western UP and Haryana.

According to NP Singh, superintendent of police (SP), police received information late on Thursday night and acting on the tip-off, a join...