Officer-in-charge of Jamalpur police station Surendra Kumar and notorious criminal Akku Singh were today killed in an encounter at Rampur village here.
District Police Superintendent Ravindra Shankaran said notorious criminal Akku Singh was gunned down by police when the former opened fire at a police team approaching his hideout in the village, forcing the police to retaliate.
In the ensuing encounter, OC of Jamalpur police station Surendra Kumar sustained bullet injuries and he succumbed to his wounds on way to hospital.