Overview
- Police say the encounter occurred Monday night near Ramnagar‑Karjaha on the Gorakhpur–Kushinagar road when the suspect tried to flee on a motorcycle and fired at officers, and he later died in hospital.
- Officers recovered a .32‑bore pistol, live and spent cartridges, and the motorcycle used by the suspect, and an STF head constable who was injured in the exchange is reported to be out of danger.
- Authorities identified the dead man as Mustafaizul Rahman or Mustafizul Hasan, alias Babu, who was wanted in 10 cases in Uttar Pradesh and Maharashtra that include murder, attempt to murder, robbery and other offences.
- Police records and reporting say he was the alleged shooter in the February 2021 death of former BSP leader Kalamuddin and that he escaped custody in December 2024 by jumping from a moving train near Amravati.
- Legal formalities for the encounter are under way and investigators say they are collecting evidence and continuing efforts to arrest two alleged associates who remain absconding.