Bulandshahr/Saharanpur, Dec. 21 -- Two wanted criminals were killed in separate police encounters within a span of two hours early Sunday morning in Uttar Pradesh, police officials said.
The first encounter took place around 3 am in Bulandshahr, where police shot dead Zubair alias Peter, a notorious dacoit carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head.
According to the police, Zubair was involved in multiple criminal cases. He was chased for nearly 15 kilometers before being cornered and killed in an exchange of fire.
After receiving news of the encounter, Zubair's wife, Bano, reached the district hospital. Seeing the body, she broke down and questioned how she would survive and what would happen to her children.
The second encounter occur...