The deceased, Aashik Vishwakarma, was a history-sheeter with more than 20 offences registered against him at Old Bhilai police station.
The encounter took place when the police were carrying out vehicle checkups at Mullaiagar Checkpost at around 4:30 am. The other suspect with Balaji was identified as Sathyamoorthy.
Vijay Mishra is the second lawyer to be listed as a history-sheeter. Last month, another lawyer, Khan Saulat Hanif, was listed as a history-sheeter. The police also said that nine cases were registered against Mishra by different police stations of the district.
During the initial probe, it was revealed that Shahrukh had a longstanding dispute over money with Fazil, Prince and Farman.
The accused were armed and opened fire at police personnel during their escape attempt. In self-defense, the police returned fire, injuring the accused. Both the accused were taken to a nearby hospital but unfortunately succumbed to their injuries.
An alleged history-sheeter was injured and arrested after an encounter with the police, officials said on Friday.
Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Lucknow, Somen Barma told reporters, "A team has been sent to seek remand of Surendra Kalia from Kolkata. Kalia carries a cash reward of Rs 50,000 on his head. He also ran an extortion racket and took railway contracts."
A history-sheeter was arrested after an encounter with the police in which he got shot in the leg in Uttar Pradesh's Greater Noida, officials said on Monday.
'Mama' gang leader Akash Randive and six other members are presently lodged at Yerawada Central Jail in Pune since 2016.
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