Sultanpur Robbery Case:  Another encounter took place in the case of robbery at a jeweler's shop in Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh last month. A senior police officer said that another accused was killed in an encounter with the Special Task Force (STF) of Uttar Pradesh Police in Unnao on Monday.

The officer said that the accused has been identified as Anuj Pratap Singh, a resident of Janapur village in Amethi. Earlier, on September 5, accused Mangesh Yadav was killed in an encounter with the STF in Sultanpur, which had led to a political controversy. Especially the Samajwadi Party (SP) and Congress have made it an issue.

One was injured in the encounter, and another miscreant absconding

Additional Director General of Police (STF and Law and Order) Amitabh Yash said on Monday that an encounter took place between the STF Lucknow team and the accused related to the robbery at the 'Bharat Jewelers' shop in Sultanpur in the Achalganj police station area of ​​​​Unnao district, in which one miscreant was injured while the other took advantage of the situation and fled.

death of Anuj Pratap Singh

Yash said that the injured criminal was taken to the government hospital for first aid, from where he was referred to the district hospital. He said that the doctors declared the accused Anuj Pratap Singh dead in the district hospital. He said that the teams of the Forensic Science Laboratory and Achalganj Police Station are taking further legal action.

Mangesh Yadav was killed on September 5

Earlier, Mangesh Yadav, an accused in the robbery case, was killed in an encounter with the STF on September 5. According to the police, on August 28, jewelry worth about Rs 1.5 crore was looted from a jeweler's shop located in Thatcher Bazaar of Sultanpur City Kotwali area.