A criminal was killed yesterday in an encounter between his cohorts and police at Shankhola in Shibpur. The dead was identified as Emran, 28.Police cordoned off Shankhola area at about 3:30pm and asked Emran to surrender. But, Emran and his associates suddenly opened fire on the law enforcers prompting them to retaliate.
Emran was killed in the encounter while his accomplices managed to escape. Police recovered a loaded pistol from the scene.
Emran was wanted in 20 criminal cases on different charges including murder, police said.