An STF sub-inspector was also injured in the shooting, police said.
Patna:
A person wanted in more than a dozen criminal cases, including bank robberies, in Bihar and Haryana was killed in an encounter with police in Patna district, a senior officer said on Saturday.
Akash Yadav alias Ajay Rai was killed in Jakkanpur area on Wednesday evening during a gunfight between State Police Special Task Force (STF) personnel and members of a criminal gang, the officer said.
An STF sub-inspector was also injured in the shooting, he said.
“We received information that Rai and his associates were hiding at a particular location in Jakkanpur area and accordingly an STF team reached there. When the members of the criminal gang saw the police team, they tried to flee the spot and started firing at the STF personnel.
“The policemen retaliated. Rai and a sub-inspector suffered bullet injuries. Both were taken to the nearest government hospital where Rai succumbed to his injuries,” Additional Director General of Bihar Police (ADG Operation) Amrit Raj told PTI .
The injured police officer is being treated in hospital and is now stable, the ADG said.
The police team found one pistol, several cartridges and a mobile phone at the scene.
Rai employees managed to flee the spot, the ADG said, adding that a search operation was underway to arrest them.
“Rai was wanted in more than 10 cases, including banking corporations, in Bihar and Haryana,” the officer added.
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