Mukhtar Ansari Gang Shooter Killed In Joint Police Operation In Jharkhand

Lucknow:

Fifty-year-old Anuj Kannaujia, a sharpshooter of the Mukhtar Ansari gang, was killed in a police encounter late on Saturday throughout a joint operation by the Uttar Pradesh Particular Job Drive (UP STF) and the Jharkhand Police in Jamshedpur, an official stated.

Nevertheless, STF Deputy Superintendent of Police (DySP) DK Shahi was injured in the course of the encounter.

“STF and Jharkhand police tried to seize Anuj Kannaujia on the idea of data acquired, however they began firing in the direction of the safety forces. Anuj Kannaujia was killed in cross-firing,” stated Amitabh Yash, Further Director Basic (ADG) of Uttar Pradesh STF.

Kannaujia, who was on the run for greater than 5 years, was wished in 23 prison circumstances, together with homicide, extortion, land grabbing, and arms smuggling.

The Uttar Pradesh DGP Prashant Kumar just lately elevated his bounty from Rs 1 lakh to Rs 2.5 lakh for any data resulting in his arrest in an effort to trace him down.

“The operation was launched based mostly on particular intelligence inputs relating to Kannaujia’s motion in Jamshedpur. Because the police group tried to apprehend him, Kannaujia opened hearth, capturing almost 20 rounds and even hurling a bomb in a bid to flee. This pressured the safety forces to retaliate, resulting in a high-intensity gunfight. Throughout the change of fireplace, DySP DK Shahi sustained a gunshot wound to his shoulder however continued main the operation. Ultimately, Kannaujia was neutralised after sustaining a number of bullet accidents. He was rushed to a close-by hospital, the place he was declared lifeless on arrival,” Uttar Pradesh STF ADG added.

Following the encounter, police recovered two pistols, a big cache of reside cartridges, and cell phones from the positioning.

The cell phones are actually being examined for doable leads on his prison community, an officer aware of the probe stated.

Kannaujia, a resident of Bahlolpur village in Chiraiyakot, Mau, had an extended historical past of violent crimes and was one of the crucial feared operatives of the Mukhtar Ansari gang.

His prison report spanned a number of districts, with six circumstances registered towards him in Mau’s Kotwali police station, 5 in Rani Ki Sarai, two in Dakshin Tola, and three in Chiraiyakot, aside from a number of others in Ghazipur and Azamgarh, the official added.

In recent times, police intensified efforts to crack down on Kannaujia and his associates.

As a part of the statewide anti-mafia drive, authorities demolished his home in Azamgarh utilizing a bulldozer, whereas his members of the family have been booked beneath the Gangster Act and despatched to jail, the officer stated.

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