Patna, Oct. 13: Guddu Singh, wanted in the murder of a Reliance engineer and a contractor, died last night in a police encounter in Delhi.
?On being tipped off by us, the special branch of Delhi police intercepted Singh and killed him during retaliatory firing. In our continuous search for him, we had arrested 10 criminals a week ago and came to know from them that Singh was somewhere in Delhi,? superintendent of police (city) Rakesh Rathi said.
Joint commissioner of the special branch of Delhi police Karnail Singh said the criminal was riding a motorcycle when he was intercepted. ?We asked him to stop the vehicle but he did not do so. Instead, he opened fire on us. The police then retaliated and he was declared dead in a hospital,? he added.
Reliance engineer Sanjeev Kumar and contractor Ravi Ranjan were killed in broad daylight on September 26 near Kankarbag in the Bihar capital.
Patna police had been narrowing in on Singh ever since, especially after the gangster disclosed from hiding that he would not spare anyone who dared to challenge his monopoly over contracts in north Bihar.
In another encounter, the city police shot down Katorva, considered the terror of the Danapur-Khagaul-Phulwari Sharif area, near midnight on Tuesday.
Led by Danapur deputy superintendent of police Dilnawaz Ahmad, a team of cops took on Katorva and his associate Rajesh Don near a hotel here.
While the wanted gangster was killed, his associate, a policeman and a bystander were injured in the shootout.
Meanwhile, the search for missing DAV student Gaurav Kumar alias Golu continued.
The police, on their part, claimed that they will recover the boy soon and produce him before the high court before the deadline expires.
The court has fixed October 17 as the third deadline for the production of the Danapur student.
?We are monitoring the case 24 hours a day and special teams are conducting raids. We have made significant progress in the case, which will not be revealed at this stage. I am confident of rescuing the boy safe. It is just a matter of time,? director-general of police Ashish Ranjan Sinha tried to assure the media.
