A dreaded dacoit, Ramesh Bawaria, and seven of his gang members were killed in an encounter with Special Task Force (STF) personnel in Tikri village in the district on Friday , police said. In a joint operation, the STF and Jaunpur police raided the village under Buxa police station and killed Bawaria and seven of his associates, district police chief K S Pratap Kumar said adding a huge cache of arms and ammunition were seized.
The Bawaria gang was involved in a number of crimes in different parts of eastern Uttar Pradesh, police said. Bureau Report