Lucknow, March 30: The Additional Director General of Police ( ADG) Law & Order Amitabh Yash informed on Sunday that Rs 2.5 bounty gangster and sharp-shooter of Mukhtar Ansari gang Anuj Kanaujia has been killed in an encounter. He was absconding for five years.
ADG told that slain shooter has 24 serious cases registered against him in Mau, Azamgarh and Ghazipur. The Gorakhpur unit of UP STF gheroed him with the help of Jharkhand Police after getting his precise location in Jamshedpur, Jharkhand. After which Anuj died in the firing from both sides. At the same time, UP STF officer Deputy SP DK Shahi has been shot in the hand, whose treatment is being done.
He told that Anuj, who was killed in the encounter, has links with Mukhtar Ansari’s gang. His name has been coming to light for recruiting shooters for the Ansari gang and plotting murders. Jamshedpur resident shooter Anuj has serious cases lodged in UP like murder, attempt to murder, robbery. Weapons and objectionable materials have been recovered from the spot during the encounter.
It is worth noting that slain Anuj Kanaujia wife Reena Rai is lodged in Mau jail. She was arrested from Jamshedpur on March 5, 2023 by UP STF and Jharkhand Police. Anuj’s wife has been handling his illegal businesses. Anuj Kanaujia was also with her during the raid to arrest his wife Reena, but Anuj escaped and since then UP STF and Jharkhand Police were looking for gangster.
