A man wanted in more than 10 criminal cases, including bank robberies in Bihar and Haryana, was killed in an encounter with police in Patna district, a senior official said on Saturday.
Akash Yadav alias Ajay Rai was killed in Jakkanpur area in a shootout between the State Police’s Special Task Force (STF) and members of a criminal gang on Wednesday night, officials said.
He said that a sub-inspector of STF was also injured in the firing.
“We got information that Rai and his accomplices were hiding at a particular location in Jakkanpur area, and accordingly the STF team reached there. When the criminal gang members saw the police team, they tried to flee the spot and started firing at the STF personnel.
“The police retaliated. Rai and an assistant inspector were injured in the firing. Both were rushed to a nearby government hospital where Rai succumbed to his injuries,” Bihar Police Additional Director General (ADG-Operations) Amrit Raj told PTI.
ADG said that the injured policeman is being treated at the hospital and his condition is now stable.
The police team recovered a pistol, several cartridges and a mobile phone from the spot.
Rai’s accomplices managed to escape from the spot, the ADG said, adding that a manhunt was on to nab them.
“Rai was wanted in more than 10 cases including bank robbery in Bihar and Haryana,” the official added.
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