India, June 4 -- Kamlesh Chaudhary, an accused in the murder case of hotel owner Vineet Rai, was killed in a police encounter near Pauhari Baba Ashram in Kurtha under the City Kotwali police station area of Ghazipur district late on Wednesday evening, police said.

During the exchange of fire, SWAT (Special Weapons and Tactics) team in-charge Rohit Mishra sustained a bullet injury and was admitted to the Medical College Hospital, where he is undergoing treatment.

A senior police officer said police received a tip-off on Wednesday evening that Chaudhary, who was wanted in the Vineet Rai murder case, was hiding near the Pauhari Baba Ashram in Kurtha. Acting on the information, local police and the SWAT team jointly launched a cordon-and-se...