Saharanpur, March 18 -- A wanted criminal carrying a bounty of Rs 1 lakh, identified as Shahzad (40), was killed in a police encounter in Saharanpur district on Wednesday afternoon.
Police officials stated that Shahzad was allegedly involved in illegal cattle slaughter and several other criminal activities.
The encounter took place around 3 PM in Sherpur village under the Mirzapur police station limits.
Acting on a tip-off, teams from Mirzapur and Fatehpur police stations surrounded Shahzad while he was reportedly on his way to carry out another cattle slaughter incident.
According to police, Shahzad was asked to surrender but instead opened fire upon the officers in an attempt to escape.
During the exchange of fire, two constables, id...