Dreaded gangster of the Amar Naik gang was on Monday killed in an encounter with crime branch sleuths in the wee hours at Goregaon link road Pramita Junction. Ramanand Krishna Prabhu alias Rama (32), identified as the henchman of Lalit Vishwa Karma alias Lali of the Amar Naik gang, was wanted by the Mumbai police for a series of heinous crimes. On being spotted at 0230 hrs the police asked the gangster to surrender who instead opened fire to which the police retaliated. He was rushed to Cooper hospital where he was declared dead on admission. He was wanted in as many as ten cases including murder, attempt to murder and extortion. The police also recovered one country made revolver, live cartridges and four empties. Bureau Report