MEERUT, Oct. 4 -- A wanted criminal carrying a reward of Rs.1 lakh was gunned down by Muzaffarnagar Police in Uttar Pradesh during an encounter on Parasoli canal track there late on Friday night. The deceased, identified as Mehtab, 30, a resident of Sonta Rasoolpur village in Shamli district, was wanted in multiple cases of robbery, dacoity, kidnapping, and attempted murder.

During an exchange of fire, Budhana police outpost in-charge Lalit Kasana and constable Aleem from Shahpur station were injured. Bullets also struck the bulletproof jackets of Budhana SHO Subhash Atri and Shahpur SHO Mohit Kumar.

According to SP (rural) Aditya Bansal, "We got a tip-off about the presence of two motorcycle-borne criminals in the area. Acting on the i...