INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
LUCKNOW: Rashid Kalia, a criminal named in two murders along with 15 other cases and carrying a Rs 1.25 lakh bounty on his head, was killed
in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) in Jhansi on Saturday.During the exchange of fire, a deputy SP rank officer
and an inspector rank officer were hit by bullets but escaped serious injuries due to the bulletproof vests.A senior STF officer said that a
team was tipped off about Kalia who had arrived to carry out a contract killing.A team intercepted him and asked him to surrender but
instead he opened fire, a deputy SP and an inspector rank officer were hit by bullets but no injury was caused as they were wearing
bulletproof vests, the STF officer added.Later, in retaliatory fire Rashid slumped to the ground was taken to a hospital and declared
notorious gangster turned politician
Kalia, 45, is in known for his expertise in maintaining a low profile to evade law enforcement
He has faced charges for 11 serious crimes in Kanpur alone.The STF seized two factory-made pistols and the motorcycle Kalia was riding at
the time of the encounter.
