PATNA, March 17 -- A Special Task Force (STF) personnel was killed, and two alleged gangsters were shot dead during an encounter between police and armed suspects in Bihar's Motihari district.

The gunfight took place around 2:30 am in Ramdihah village under the Chakia police station area. Police identified the martyred STF personnel as Shriram Yadav.

The two accused killed in the encounter were identified as Kundan Thakur and Priyanshu Dubey, both residents of the Chakia police station area. Police said both had several cases registered against them under the Arms Act. Director General (Operation), Kundan Krishan, stated that gangster Kundan Thakur was a resident of Chakia in Motihari and Priyanshu Kumar Dubey was native to Sahebganj in...