Bihar's wanted gangster W Yadav gunned down in Hapur encounter
NEW DELHI: A man with an Rs 50,000 bounty on his head, wanted in a
murder case
from Bihar, was gunned down in an early morning encounter by a joint team of the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (UP STF) and Bihar Police in Hapur district's Simbhaoli police station area.
W Yadav, a resident of Begusarai, had been absconding for several months after being accused of a murder in Bihar, and law enforcement agencies had been tracking his movements across state lines.
Additional superintendent of police (ASP) Vineet Bhatnagar said the operation was carried out based on specific intelligence inputs regarding W Yadav's whereabouts in western Uttar Pradesh.
The joint team moved swiftly, laying a trap in the Simbhaoli area on Sunday morning.
"On being challenged, the accused opened fire at the police team, prompting retaliatory action. In the brief exchange of fire, Yadav sustained bullet injuries. He was taken to the hospital where doctors declared him brought dead," said ASP Bhatnagar.
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