A sub-inspector of STF was additionally injured within the firing, police mentioned.
Patna:
An individual needed in additional than 10 prison instances, together with financial institution dacoities, in Bihar and Haryana was killed in an encounter with police in Patna district, a senior officer mentioned on Saturday.
Akash Yadav alias Ajay Rai was killed in Jakkanpur space in an alternate of fireplace between Particular Job Drive (STF) personnel of the state police and members of a prison gang on Wednesday night time, the officer mentioned.
A sub-inspector of STF was additionally injured within the firing, he mentioned.
“We acquired data that Rai and his associates had been hiding at a selected location in Jakkanpur space, and accordingly an STF workforce reached there. Because the members of the prison gang noticed the police workforce, they tried to flee the spot and began firing concentrating on the STF personnel.
“The policemen retaliated. Rai and a sub-inspector sustained bullet accidents. Each had been taken to the closest authorities hospital the place Rai succumbed to his harm,” Bihar Police Further Director Normal (ADG-Operation) Amrit Raj informed PTI.
The injured policeman is present process therapy on the hospital and he’s secure now, the ADG mentioned.
The police workforce recovered one pistol, a number of cartridges and a cell phone from the spot.
Associates of Rai managed to flee the spot, the ADG mentioned, including {that a} search operation is underway to arrest them.
“Rai was needed in additional than 10 instances, together with financial institution dacoities, in Bihar and Haryana,” the officer added.
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