Criminal wanted in murders of Suresh Raina's kin killed by UP Police
Hindustan TimesRashid alias Chalta Firta alias Sipahiya, a notorious criminal wanted in the 2020 attack on cricketer Suresh Raina's relatives, was killed in a police encounter in Uttar Pradesh's Shahpur area on Saturday evening. Former India cricketer Suresh Raina “Rashid alias Chalta Firta alias Sipahiya, who carried a cash reward of ₹50,000 on his head, was killed in an encounter,” senior superintendent of police Sanjiv Suman told reporters in Muzaffarnagar. The police said Rashid was killed in a retaliatory firing after he along with another miscreant on a bike opened fire on the cops who had intercepted them following a tip-off that members of an inter-state gang were staying in the Shahpur police station area. Rashid was wanted in dozens of cases of dacoity and murder, including the triple murder of three relatives of Suresh Raina in Punjab in 2020, according to the police.