(Riya Saha, Intern Journalist)Lucknow: A team of Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) gunned down a dreaded shooter, Rakesh Pandey, in a retaliatory attack. Pandey is said to be a close aide of mafia don turned politician Mukhtar Ansari, along with an accomplice in Lucknow on Sunday morning.
“The encounter of the criminal carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head took place around 4.20 am on Sunday in Sarojini Nagar police station area of Lucknow. He sustained injuries in the encounter, and later succumbed to his injuries during treatment,” the STF said in a statement.
Police recovered two pistols, ammunition, and two mobile phones from the spot.
Pandey was allegedly involved in the killing of Krishnanand Rai, BJP MLA from Mohammadabad Assembly constituency in Uttar Pradesh, on November 29, 2005.
There are around 12 cases registered against Pandey in different districts of Uttar Pradesh.
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