Ansari’s ‘aide’ gunned down in encounter

Lucknow, August 9

An aide of don-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari, the accused in the 2005 killing of BJP leader Krishnanand Rai, was gunned down by the Uttar Pradesh Police’s Special Task Force here on Sunday morning, officials said. Ansari is the BSP MLA from the Mau constituency.

Rakesh, alias Hanuman Pandey, was shot dead in Sarojini Nagar area of the state capital. The encounter with the criminal, carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head, took place around 4.20 am. — PTI