Ex Cop Tells Story Behind Hunt For "Most Dreaded" UP Gangster In His Book
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As a founding member of the UPSTF, Rajesh Pandey was pivotal in the takedown of Sriprakash Shukla and his associates, Anuj Pratap Singh and Sudhir Tripathi, during a 1998 showdown in Ghaziabad's Indirapuram.
Twenty-five years after leading India's first special task force (Uttar Pradesh STF) in gunning down gangster Sriprakash Shukla, former Indian Police Service (IPS) officer Rajesh Pandey unveiled his first book, 'Operation Bazooka: The True Story Behind the Hunt for the Most Dreaded UP Gangster' in Bhopal.
As a founding member of the UPSTF, Mr Pandey was pivotal in the takedown of Shukla and his associates, Anuj Pratap Singh and Sudhir Tripathi, during a 1998 showdown in Ghaziabad's Indirapuram.
Co-written with journalist and media studies professor Rakesh Goswami, the 192-page book delves into the brutal history of gang wars in eastern UP and Bihar, leading up to Shukla's death in 1998. The retired officer is credited with taking down more than 72 criminals in UP.
