New Delhi: Dreaded gangster Anil Dujana was today killed in an encounter with Uttar Pradesh STF in Meerut.
Anil Dujana’s encounter comes days after gangster-turned politicain Atiq Ahmed’s son Asad was killed in an encounter in Jhansi. Asad was allegedly wanted in the murder of Umesh Pal.
After he was shot in an encounter, Anil Dujana was taken to hospital where he was declared brought dead by the doctors.
Uttar Pradesh | Gangster Anil Dujana killed in an encounter with UP STF in Meerut. https://t.co/e1YVnwwVFS pic.twitter.com/UoMoj76zB7
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He was killed in an encounter just days after he was relesed on bail in a murder case.
Soon after his release from the jail, sources said that he started threatening one of the key witnesses in the murder case filed against him. He wanted to kill the witness of the murder case.
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The encounter took place when STF tried to arrest him.
UP police had announced a cash reward of 75,000 on him. Last year in January, Anil Dujana was arrested by Delhi Police.
He had 62 cases registered against him. He was arrested in 2012 and was in jail till 2021.
Anil Dujana was a resident of Dujana village in Gautam Buddha Nagar district, under Badalpur police station.
Last month, Atiq Ahmed and his brother Ashraf was shot dead by three shooters.