India, July 28 -- A gangster, carrying a Rs.50,000 bounty, from Bihar's Begusarai district was killed in an encounter with Uttar Pradesh's (UP) special task force (STF) in UP's Hapur district on Monday.

The deceased, Dablu Yadav, was wanted in the murder of a social worker and politician in Begusarai May earlier this year.

A senior STF official said the encounter was held jointly by UP STF and Hapur police resulting in the death of Yadav. He said Yadav was associated with the registered criminal gang A-121 in Begusarai and was wanted in multiple cases, including murder, robbery, and extortion.

The official said Yadav's gang was responsible for the murder of Vikas Kumar alias Rakesh Kadam, a social worker and leader of the Hindustan Awa...