Another Accused In Witness' Killing In UP Shot Dead In Encounter

Vijay Chaudhary alias Usman suffered bullet injuries in his neck, chest and thigh during the encounter, police said.

The man who fired the first shot at Umesh Pal, a key witness in the killing of former BSP legislator Raju Pal, was gunned down in an encounter with Prayagraj police early Monday, officials said.

Vijay Chaudhary alias Usman suffered bullet injuries in his neck, chest and thigh during the encounter, police said.

The encounter took place between Gothi and Belwa under the Kaundhiyara police station area around 5.30 am, Dhoomanganj Station House Officer Rajesh Kumar Maurya said.

Usman's wife Suhani has accused the police of killing him in a fake encounter after picking him up earlier Monday.