Rampur: The Special Task Force (STF) of the Uttar Pradesh Police shot dead a man accused of killing a 19-year-old NEET aspirant in Gorakhpur’s Pipraich on September 16. The man, identified as Mohammad Zubair, died after an encounter in the Rampur district of UP on Friday night.

A Rs 1 lakh reward was announced for information on Zubair, alias Kalia, after the incident. Declared an absconder after the September 16 incident, in which Deepak Gupta was killed, he was tracked to the Ganj area. ADVERTISEMENT

Gupta, preparing for his NEET examination, gave chase to cattle smugglers on the night of September 16 and was injured by the criminals. He died in hospital later.

According to the police, a tip-off was received of Zubair being in the Ganj area. They said an exchange of fire took place w

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