Sultanpur: Wanted criminal killed in UP police encounter

Sultanpur: A criminal was killed in Sultanpur district on Friday morning along with the Special Task Group of Uttar Pradesh Police. The officers provided this information. The culprit was identified as Vinod Kumar Upadhyay, resident of Maya Bazar, Ayodhya. He informed that 35 cases have been discovered in various decorative items. Based on a threat, the monastic and local police took Upadhyay to the rural police commissionerate area and arrested him on Thursday night. However, they arrested Assistant Superintendent of Police Deepak Singh of Group de Trabajo Specialty (STF) in Sultanpur. Apart from the laptop, Director General of Police Amitabh Yash told PTI that he was shot during the shooting and was admitted to the hospital, where he died. Police said the bodies were sent for mortuary and arms and ammunition were recovered from them. Police said they have registered 35 cases of heinous crimes against Upadhyay in Kabir, Basti, Sant Nagar and Lucknow. Was exploring many monasteries from the abbots. According to Police Monitor, in September 2023, Gorakhpur Police had announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh for anyone who gives information about criminals.