New Delhi, May 6 -- On Wednesday, a 32-year-old fugitive wanted for the abduction, sexual assault, and killing of a young boy was fatally shot during a police shootout in the Mallawan region of Uttar Pradesh's Hardoi district.

According to a senior official, the confrontation also resulted in an injury to a Special Operations Group (SOG) member.

The suspect, identified as Mehnoor, was the primary person of interest in the brutal murder of a seven-year-old.

The child's body had been discovered in a Matiyamau village maize field the previous day.

Superintendent of Police (SP) Ashok Kumar Meena explained that acting on specific intelligence, a joint unit of local police and the SOG cordoned off the area to intercept the suspect.

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