Most-Wanted Gangster Pawan Killed in Joint UP STF-Agra Police Encounter

Pawan alias Kallu, a most-wanted gangster from Ghaziabad with over 18 criminal cases including murder and extortion, was killed in a joint encounter by the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force and Agra Police in Agra's Ekta area. He was injured during the shootout and later died at SN Medical College. Pawan was linked to the Randeep Bhati-Amit Kasana gang and had resumed extortion activities after his 2025 jail release, collaborating with the Himanshu Bhau gang. Police recovered a 9mm pistol, reportedly looted from a police constable in 2016, at the scene.