Wanted Mukhtar Ansari gang shooter killed in UP encounter

Muzaffarnagar: The Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) gunned down a dreaded sharp shooter of Sanjeev Jeeva gang in an encounter in Muzaffarnagar on Monday, police sources said.

Shahrukh Pathan, a sharpshooter linked to the gang of slain gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari and gangster Sanjeev Jeeva, sustained an injury in an encounter and was rushed to a hospital, officials said.

ADG (law and order) and chief of STF Amitabh Yash said the STF Field Unit Meerut had arrested Shahrukh Pathan in an injured condition during an encounter under Muzaffarnagar police station. The criminal was rushed to a hospital where he was declared dead by doctors.

The ADG said Shahrukh Pathan, a native of Muzaffarnagar, was an accused in more than half-a-dozen cases of murder and extortion.

Police said arms and ammunition were seized from Pathan's possession. "The STF has recovered three pistols along with a large quantity of live cartridges from the possession of the criminal," said a police officer.