Ghaziabad, March 05: A hardened criminal, carrying a reward of Rs 15,000 on his head, was shot dead in an encounter with the police in the district.
Dharmendra alias Bunty was gunned down in the encounter on NH-58 near Ganga canal in Muradnagar, 20 kms from here, Superintendent of Police (rural) M M Beg told PTI.
Dharmendra was wanted in 16 criminal cases including two cases of recent murders in the district, Beg said.
–PTI–