Lucknow: Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh police on Monday gunned down another accused in an encounter in connection with Rs 1.5 crore robbery at a jewellery store in Sultanpur on August 28 this year.
The deceased, identified as Anuj Pratap Singh, was a resident of Janapur village in Amethi district. Singh was badly injured in exchange of fire with police team at Sultanpur under Achalganj police station area of Unnao.
“An STF team engaged in an encounter with accused wanted in the robbery at Bharat Jewellers in the Achalganj police station area of Unnao. One criminal was injured while another managed to escape,” Additional Director General of Police (STF and Law and Order) Amitabh Yash.
Anuj Pratap Singh killed in encounter with STF
Yash further added that Singh was shifted to a government hospital in an ambulance for initial treatment and later referred to the district hospital where he was declared brought dead.
Forensic teams and the Achalganj police are conducting further probe into the incident, said Yash.
Mangesh Yadav was also killed in encounter with UP STF
This comes about 18 days after an STF had gunned down another accused, Mangesh Yadav, on September 5 in connection with the same robbery incident. The killing has led to massive war of words between ruling Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) and Samajwadi Party in the opposition.
While the Opposition accused BJP-led state government of indulging in selective killing of criminals based on their castes, the government accused Samajwadi Party of doing politics of the encounters.
Samajwadi Party says Anuj Pratap Singh encounter fake
Samajwadi Party spokesperson Udayveer Singh said that Anuj Pratap Singh was killed in fake encounter and questioned that what was Singh still doing at the area where he committed the crime almost a month ago? He said STF has tried to balance its by killing a ‘thakur’ as they had had gunned down a ‘Yadav’ previously.
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