contract killings

Lucknow: A wanted contract killer carrying a cumulative reward of Rs 1.7 lakh was killed in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) in Ayodhya late Sunday night, police said.The accused, Bhanu Pratap Singh alias Bablu (38) of Gorakhpur, suffered bullet injuries during an STF operation, led by its Prayagraj unit. He…