Bihar Gangster With Reward on Head Shot Dead in UP

Lucknow: Nilesh Rai, a noted gangster from Bihar carrying a reward of Rs 2.25 lakh was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh’s Muzaffarnagar district in an encounter with the police on Wednesday night.

He was eliminated during an operation by a joint team of the Special Task Forces (STFs) of Uttar Pradesh and Bihar in Ratanpuri area of Muzaffarnagar.

Nilesh from Begusarai district in Bihar had at least 16 cases registered against him, including those of murder, loot, and extortion.

On February 24, when a police team raided his hideout in Begusarai, Rai along with his companions opened indiscriminate fire at the Bihar Police party and escaped. One person was shot and seriously injured in the encounter.