LUCKNOW, Aug. 24 -- The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF), Varanasi unit, gunned down notorious criminal Shankar Kannaujiya in an encounter in Azamgarh district on Saturday morning, additional director general (ADG), law and order, Amitabh Yash said. The STF recovered a 9mm carbine, a 9mm pistol, a khukri, and a large quantity of cartridges from the spot. A reward of Rs.1 lakh for Kannaujiya's arrest had been announced by the ADG, Varanasi Zone, on September 13, 2024, he added. According to the police officer, the STF team tried to apprehend Kannaujiya in the Jahanabad area when he opened fire on them. "He fired at the team with the intention of killing them, but they managed to escape the bullets. The STF retaliated, injuring him. He was rushed to a nearby hospital where he succumbed during treatment," Yash said....