India, Feb. 12 -- An inter-state criminal carrying a reward of Rs.50,000 was killed during a police encounter in Uttar Pradesh's Muzaffarnagar on Thursday, senior police officials said.

The deceased has been identified as Amjad, a resident of Harsauli village, who was wanted in multiple serious criminal cases, including murder, robbery, and offences under the Gangster Act. He had nearly 40 criminal cases registered against him across Uttar Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Bihar, and Uttarakhand, police said.

According to senior police officials, a joint team of Budhana, Titavi and Shahpur police was conducting an operation on Thursday when the accused opened fire at the police personnel. The police retaliated in self-defence, during which Amj...