India, May 25 -- The main accused in the murder of a groom, who was shot dead during his wedding procession in Uttar Pradesh's Jaunpur on May 1, was killed in an exchange of fire late Sunday night, police said on Monday.

Police said Ravi Yadav, the accused, who carried a reward of Rs.1 lakh on his head, was on a motorcycle when he was asked to stop during vehicle checking. They added that Yadav and his accomplice sped towards an under-construction bypass and allegedly fired at a police team chasing them.

Yadav's killing is the latest in a series of such "encounter killings" in Uttar Pradesh, with the authorities maintaining that such encounters have mostly to do with self-defence and are part of the government's zero-tolerance policy ag...