Chitrakoot (Uttar Pradesh) [India], October 30 (ANI): A dacoit with a bounty of Rs 5,50,000 on his head was gunned down by the Uttar Pradesh Police Special Task Force (STF) in an encounter in Chitrakoot on Saturday morning.

The bounty criminal has been identified as Gauri Yadav. He had a bounty of Rs 5 lakhs on his head in UP while a bounty of Rs 50,000 was on his head in Madhya Pradesh as well.

Also Read | Shirur Vidhan Sabha Constituency in Maharashtra: Sitting MLA, Candidates For Assembly Elections 2019, Results And Winners.

The encounter took place between 3:30 and 4:00 AM at Madha region in Bahilpurwa Police Station zone of Chitrakoot. A lot of rounds of ammunition were fired in the encounter between both sides and the dacoit was killed by the police.

The STF team was led by ADG STF Amitabh Yash.

Also Read | Odisha BSE 10th Result 2019 Not Today: Class 10 Board Exam Scores to Be Declared Soon Online at bseodisha.ac.in; Here's List of Website to Check Marks.

One AK-47, an old model Kalashnikov semi-automatic rifle and one twelve bore gun (all factory-made), and two country-made weapons along with hundreds of live and spent ammunition have been recovered from the encounter site. (ANI)

(The above story is verified and authored by ANI staff, ANI is South Asia's leading multimedia news agency with over 100 bureaus in India, South Asia and across the globe. ANI brings the latest news on Politics and Current Affairs in India & around the World, Sports, Health, Fitness, Entertainment, & News. The views appearing in the above post do not reflect the opinions of LatestLY)