Overview
- Lalan Singh, also known as Lallan, died after sustaining gunshot wounds during an STF and police intercept on the Sarsawa–Nakur road, the encounter occurred on the intervening night of June 21–22 and he was declared dead at Saharanpur district hospital.
- Officials identified the operation as led by Additional Superintendent of Police Lal Pratap Singh and described an exchange of fire in which one associate escaped and a manhunt has been launched.
- Police say Singh was a most-wanted criminal from Samastipur, Bihar, carrying a combined reward of Rs 1.25 lakh and sought in cases that include the November 2022 shooting of a sub‑inspector and other violent robberies.
- Authorities reported that Singh was linked by police records to multiple murders, bank and cash‑van robberies, and looting of government firearms, but those allegations remain part of ongoing investigations rather than court convictions.
- Investigative next steps include scene processing, recoveries and formal legal filings, and the outcome could lead to further arrests and cross‑district coordination between Uttar Pradesh and Bihar police.