Rape accused with ₹1 lakh bounty injured in police encounter in Lucknow

Lucknow (UP), June 6, 2025 (ANI): Accused in the rape of a three-year-old who had a reward of Rs. 1 lakh on him, was injured in an exchange of fire with the policeDCP Central Lucknow Ashish Srivastava says, "On the morning of June 5, at 10 am, a complaint was registered that a 2.5 year old girl had been raped... A case was registered and five teams were formed... As per the CCTV footage of the scooter, the accused was identified as Deepak Verma... The Commissioner of Police was given a proposal to declare a reward of Rs. 1 lakh... Within 20 hours, there has been an encounter between the police team and the accused. The accused has been injured. His condition is critical and has been sent to the hospital for treatment..."