Varanasi: Contract killer Banarasi Yadav killed in encounter, more than two dozen serious cases against the criminal carrying a reward of one lakh – Varanasi: Contract killer Banarasi Yadav killed in encounter

A reward of Rs 1 lakh was declared on the betel nut killer Banarasi Yadav who murdered Mahendra Gautam in Sarnath police station area. Today there was an encounter with the STF team on Bariasanpur Ring Road under Chaubepur police station. After the encounter, he was sent to the nearest hospital in injured condition, where the doctor declared him dead. More than two dozen serious cases are registered against Banarasi. Two pistols and a large number of cartridges have been recovered from the spot.