Overview
- The STF moved to arrest Yadav on the Bariyasanpur Ring Road in the Chaubepur area late on February 3, an exchange of fire ensued, and he was taken to a hospital where he was declared dead.
- Police recovered two pistols and live cartridges from the spot, and local authorities initiated post-encounter legal procedures including a fresh case at the Chaubepur police station.
- Yadav was wanted for the August 2025 Sarnath shooting of coloniser and fertiliser trader Mahendra Gautam, with the case registered under the Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita and the SC/ST Act.
- Investigators say Gautam’s murder was commissioned for Rs 5 lakh in connection with a dispute over land valued at about Rs 50 crore, and several alleged conspirators were earlier arrested.
- Police say associate Arvind Yadav, also known as Fauji or Kallu, remains absconding as raids continue, noting the slain suspect had around two dozen serious cases and frequently changed his appearance and locations to evade arrest.