Meerut, Feb. 7 -- A reward-carrying criminal with cases against his name in Shamli, Baghpat, Ghaziabad, Delhi, and Haryana was gunned down in a late-night police encounter on the Jhinjhana-Kaserwa road, Shamli district. Rehan carried a Rs.50,000 reward on his head. However, an accomplice managed to flee, while a constable sustained gunshot injuries during the exchange of fire. A 9 mm Beretta pistol (made in Italy), a .32 bore country-made firearm along with live bullets and a motorcycle were recovered from the spot. According to NP Singh, superintendent of police (SP), police received information late on Thursday night and acting on the tip-off, a joint team of Kotwali police and the Special Operations Group (SOG) reached the location. On spotting the police, the criminals opened fire in which constable Sumit Baisla, posted at Shamli Kotwali, was injured. Police retaliated, during which Rehan, a resident of Okhla, Delhi, was seriously injured. Taking advantage of the darkness, his accomplice managed to escape from the scene. Rehan was rushed to the district hospital, where doctors declared him dead.HTC...