LUCKNOW/JHANSI: On the orders of a local court, police have registered a case of murder, among other offences, in connection with the alleged fake encounter of wanted gangster Bhalchandra Yadav who was shot dead on March 31, 2021.
Bhalchandra was carrying a reward of Rs 25,000 for any information leading to his arrest when he was gunned down. Thereafter the family members of Bhalchandra moved a local court claiming that he was shot dead in cold blood in a staged encounter. Ankit Mittal, the then Chitrakoot superintendent of police, is currently posted as commandant of PAC 8th Battalion in Bareilly.
