India, Oct. 7 -- A suspect wanted for a doctor's murder and burglary at a Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader's house was killed in an encounter in Delhi's Ashta Kunj area on Monday night, officials said on Tuesday.

The operation was carried out by a joint team of Gurugram police crime branch and Delhi police.

The suspect was identified as Bhim Bahadur Jora, who hailed from Kailali district of Nepal.

Multiple criminal cases of murder, theft and burglary were registered against him in Gurugram, Delhi, Gujarat, Uttar Pradesh and Karnataka. According to police, he used to track Nepalese house helps working in posh areas across big cities of India via social media platforms.

He used to flee Nepal with stolen valuables, and re-enter India ...