Ghazipur, June 4 -- An accused in the murder of a hotel owner's son in Ghazipur was killed during an encounter by the Uttar Pradesh police, officials said on Thursday.

The accused, Kamlesh Bind, was wanted for the murder of Vineet Rai, the son of Bindu Hotel's owner. Kamlesh Bind, along with another accused, Shankar Pandey, had a reward of Rs 1 lakh each on their arrest.

Shankar Pandey is absconding, and the search for him and other accused is underway, Ghazipur SP Iraj Raja said.

The encounter took place near Pawahari Baba Ashram in Kurtha, during which SOG-in-charge Rohit Mishra was injured.

"We received information regarding Kamlesh Bind's whereabouts. When our team arrived at the location, the accused opened fire on the police, du...