Dhanbad, Aug. 4 -- Jharkhand's notorious gangster Sujit Sinha was killed in a police encounter late Sunday night in Jamtara district after he allegedly tried to escape while being shifted from Sahibganj Mandal Jail to Dhanbad jail, officials said.

According to people close to the development, Sinha, who originally hailed from Medininagar in Palamau district, was being escorted in a convoy of four vehicles when one of the escort vehicles developed a tyre puncture near Supaideeh village under Jamtara police station on Sahibganj-Govindpur highway.

While Sinha was being shifted to another vehicle, he asked to use the toilet. As soon as he was taken out, he allegedly snatched the rifle of a security personnel and tried to flee. He also alleg...