In a significant development in the Lucknow bank heist case, the Uttar Pradesh Police killed two key accused in separate encounters in the state capital and Ghazipur in the last 24 hours.
The police personnel had encounters with members of the gang that broke 42 lockers of Indian Overseas Bank (IOB) in Lucknow and stole jewellery and other valuables worth crores.
In the first encounter between the police and the accused on Kisan Path under the Chinhat Police station in Lucknow, accused Sobind Kumar (29), who carried a reward of Rs 25,000 was gunned down. The police had admitted him to the hospital after the encounter, where he died during treatment.
Another accused, who was with him, managed to escape from the spot. This was the second encounter of Lucknow Police with a bank robbery gang within 24 hours.
The second encounter took place in Ghazipur, in which another accused Sunny Dayal was killed. The encounter between Dayal and the police erupted on the Bihar border near the Bara police post of Gahmar police station area. SP Iraj Raja has confirmed that Dayal, accused of breaking the bank locker, was killed in a police encounter.