A sharpshooter of the Mukhtar Ansari gang, Anuj Kanaujia was killed in an encounter with a joint team of Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force and Jharkhand Police in Jamshedpur last night.
Additional Director General of UP STF, Amitabh Yash informed that an operation was launched based on specific intelligence inputs regarding Kanaujia’s movement in Jamshedpur.
As the police team attempted to apprehend him, Kanaujia started firing towards the security forces. Anuj Kannaujia was killed in cross-firing. ADG STF said that Kanaujia, who was on the run for over five years, was wanted in 23 criminal cases, including murder, extortion, land grabbing, and arms smuggling. UP STF DSP, DK Shahi also injured in the encounter.
However, STF Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) DK Shahi was injured during the encounter.
“STF and Jharkhand police tried to capture Anuj Kannaujia on the basis of information received, but they started firing towards the security forces. Anuj Kannaujia was killed in cross-firing,” said Amitabh Yash, Additional Director General (ADG) of Uttar Pradesh STF.
Kannaujia, who was on the run for more than five years, was wanted in 23 criminal cases, including murder, extortion, land grabbing, and arms smuggling.
The Uttar Pradesh DGP Prashant Kumar recently increased his bounty from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh for any information leading to his arrest in an effort to track him down.