An accused in the Bahujan Samaj Party leader Pintu Sengar murder case was injured during an encounter with UP’s Special Task Force in Jhansi on Saturday morning.
Rashid Kalia (accused) alias Ghoda, had a bounty of Rs 1.25 lakh on his head in the murder case.
Ghoda, who was injured in the encounter, has been hospitalized in Jhansi Medical College for treatment.
The accused was also wanted in a murder in Jhansi, where a reward of Rs 25,000 was announced for his capture. The notorious criminal had several cases registered against him in police stations of Kanpur, Lucknow and Jhansi.
In the year 2020, on June 20, BSP leader Pintu Sengar who also used to operate as a property dealer was allegedly shot dead by unidentified assailants in Chakeri police station area in Kanpur.
As per the police, the assailants followed the deceased’s car before shooting him dead.
More details are awaited.
