Archive · 6 Jan 2026
Gangster involved in raping minors killed in UP encounter
Two girls were going to their tuition classes when three men stopped them and took them to a sugarcane field.
The men hurt the girls badly.
The police found out who the men were and started looking for them.
Two of the men were hurt when they tried to run away from the police.
The main man, Azam, was found by the police and he started shooting at them.
The police shot back and Azam got hurt and died in the hospital.
The police had a reward for finding Azam because he had done many bad things before.
Two minor girls were allegedly gangraped by Talib alias Azam Khan, Salman, and Mukhtar on December 15 in Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh.
Azam had 17 criminal cases against him and carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh.
The police identified the accused based on the girls' description and intelligence gathering.
On December 20, Salman and Mukhtar were injured in a police encounter after they allegedly opened fire.
Azam was killed in a police encounter in Sultanpur on December 20 after he allegedly opened fire at the police team.
- Who
- Talib alias Azam Khan, Salman, Mukhtar, and two minor girls
- What
- A gangster involved in the gangrape of two minor girls was killed in a police encounter
- When
- December 15 (crime), December 20 (encounter)
- Where
- Lakhimpur Kheri and Sultanpur, Uttar Pradesh
- Why
- Azam was wanted for the gangrape of two minor girls and was killed in a police encounter
- Victims
- Two minor girls
- Accused
- Talib alias Azam Khan, Salman, Mukhtar
- Crime
- Gangrape
- Reward on Azam
- Rs 1 lakh
- Location
- Lakhimpur Kheri, Uttar Pradesh
- Date of Incident
- December 15
- Date of Encounter
- December 20
- Casualties
- Azam Khan (killed), Salman and Mukhtar (injured)
