Sitapur/Prayagraj, Aug. 7 -- The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) neutralized three wanted criminals in separate encounters today, including two shooters involved in the brutal murder of a journalist, and a Jharkhand gangster Chhotu Dhanbadia.
On Thursday morning, two prime accused in the murder of journalist Raghvendra Bajpai were killed in an encounter by the STF and local police in the Pisawan area of Sitapur. SP Ankur Agarwal said the STF had received intelligence on the movement of the suspects and had set up a checkpoint.
As the two suspects, who were identified as brothers, arrived on a motorcycle, they opened fire on being stopped by the police. In retaliatory firing, both were critically injured and later declared dead at t...