Lucknow: Sharpshooter Sunil Sharma killed in police encounter

New Delhi: Sharpshooter Sunil Sharma killed in encounter with police in Lucknow's Gomtinagar on Friday.

Sharpshooter Sunil Sharma killed in encounter with police in Lucknow's Gomti Nagar;he had escaped a month back while being produced in court pic.twitter.com/5ZGyPHT4KI — ANI UP (@ANINewsUP) September 1, 2017

During the encounter, he got injured, after which the police took him to the hospital for treatment, but he was declared dead by the doctors.

Sharma had managed to flee from the court on August 8, while the police was taking him to appear before the court.

He was the sharp shooter of Salim Rustom Sohrab gang and many cases were registered against him regarding murders and money recovery from businessmen and traders.

With inputs from ANI)