Jharkhand gangster who made ‘catch me if you can’ video killed in police encounter

“When the police team reached the spot, Yadav opened fire on the personnel, forcing them to retaliate,” he said.

Yadav was allegedly wounded in the gunfight and was rushed to Chatra Sadar Hospital, where doctors declared him dead. Police also recovered an Apache motorcycle believed to belong to him.

“This is a major breakthrough — a top criminal has been killed in an encounter in Chatra district this evening, though the operation was carried out by the Hazaribagh police. He had a long record of cases against him,” he said.

With a litany of murder, robbery and extortion cases against him in Chatra and Hazaribagh police, Yadav was in the news after the heist at a jewellery store at Hazaribagh on June 22 for which he released a video purportedly claiming responsibility. In that video, Yadav, who is seen holding up a carbine, is purportedly heard threatening businessmen and daring the police.

According to the police, Yadav had been on the run for over a year.

“One of his associates has also been arrested, allegedly with weapons during a separate raid,” the DGP said, adding: “Searching operations for his other associates are still underway”.