High-Profile Encounters in Uttar Pradesh: Rs 1 Lakh Rewarded Criminal Neutralized, Another Injured

A notorious criminal with a Rs 1 lakh bounty was killed in an encounter in Jaunpur by police and STF. Sumit Singh, alias Monu Chavanni, faced charges in over 24 cases. Meanwhile, another wanted criminal, Shadab, was injured in Meerut. These operations highlight the ongoing anti-crime efforts.

A notorious criminal carrying a Rs 1 lakh bounty was neutralized in an encounter on Tuesday in Jaunpur, officials reported. In a similar operation, another wanted criminal was injured in Meerut.

Sumit Singh, also known as Monu Chavanni, was wanted in over two dozen criminal cases, law enforcement authorities disclosed. A joint team of the Special Task Force (STF) and local police executed the operation in Badlapur area, said Superintendent of Police Ajay Pal Sharma.

Singh, facing charges in Ghazipur, Ballia, and Jaunpur districts of Uttar Pradesh as well as some districts in Bihar, was declared dead at a health center after exchanging fire with security personnel. Two of Singh's accomplices evaded capture, and the police are actively searching for them.

In Meerut, police, acting on a tip-off, injured Shadab alias Chuha, a criminal wanted in 11 cases including cow slaughter. He sustained a leg injury in a shootout in Suhail Garden locality and authorities confiscated a country-made pistol and cartridges.

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