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Hindustan Times
07-08-2025
- Hindustan Times
Two contract killer brothers killed in encounter over journalist's murder in Sitapur
Two contract killer brothers wanted in the daylight murder of journalist Raghvendra Bajpai were shot dead in an encounter with the Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) and Sitapur police early Thursday morning in the Pisawan area of Sitapur district, police said. The contract killers were wanted in over 24 cases; carried ₹ 1 lakh reward each (Sourced) According to additional director general (ADG), law & order, Amitabh Yash, the brothers, Raju Tiwari alias Rizwan and Sanjay Tiwari alias Shibu alias Shaqil Khan, were injured in retaliatory firing and died during treatment. Police said both carried a reward of ₹1 lakh each for their alleged involvement in Bajpai's murder on March 8, when the Hindi newspaper journalist was gunned down on the busy Lucknow–Delhi highway under Maholi police station limits in Sitapur. The ADG said the duo committed the murder soon after being released on bail in a previous case. Police said the brothers' father is a Hindu and their mother a Muslim. Their official documents reflect Hindu names, while they were also known by aliases with Muslim names. A senior STF officer said both had a history of violent crime, with over two dozen cases registered against them, including murder, robbery, and dacoity. Raju was accused in the 2006 killing of sub-inspector Parvez Ali in Lakhimpur Kheri and had allegedly snatched the officer's revolver. Meanwhile, Sanjay was allegedly involved in the 2011 murder of one Devi Sahai Shukla in Sitapur. A joint team of STF and Sitapur police had been tracking the duo for weeks after their names came up during an investigation into the journalist's murder. Earlier, police had arrested temple priest Shivanand Baba and two others, Nirmal Singh and Aslam Ghazi, in the same case. During questioning, the trio allegedly confessed that the Tiwari brothers were hired as contract killers after Bajpai published reports against the priest.
News18
07-08-2025
- News18
UP: 2 criminals wanted in murder of journalist killed in encounter
Agency: PTI Last Updated: Sitapur (UP), Aug 7 (PTI) Two brothers wanted in the murder of a journalist, among other crimes, were killed in an encounter with a joint team of the Special Task Force (STF) and the local police here on Thursday, officials said. However, the late journalist's wife slammed the encounter and called for a CBI probe into the matter. 'We are dissatisfied with today's encounter and the police work. Everything revealed by the police was fabricated; we have never been satisfied with it," she said. Police received intelligence inputs suggesting the two criminals, wanted in the murder case of journalist Raghvendra Bajpai, were planning to cross the Hardoi-Sitapur border, Superintendent of Police (SP) Ankur Agarwal said in a statement. Acting on the tip-off, a joint team of the STF and the Sitapur Police launched combing operations in the Pisawan Police Station area and spotted the two accused, Raju Tiwari alias Rizwan Khan and Sanjay Tiwari alias Aqueel Khan, on a motorcycle, the officer noted. When asked to stop, the duo allegedly opened fire at the police team. In retaliatory firing, the two were killed, Additional Director General (Law and Order) Amitabh Yash said. Earlier, a reward of Rs 1 lakh each had been announced for their arrests. Bajpai (36), a resident of Vikasnagar in the Maholi area, was shot dead on March 8 near the Hempur railway overbridge on the Lucknow-Delhi National Highway while he was heading to Sitapur on a motorcycle. Listing the history of the criminals, the police said that Raju killed Sub-Inspector Parvez Ali in Lakhimpur in 2006 and looted his service pistol. Sanjay killed a woman in Sitapur in 2011. Expressing her dissatisfaction over the encounter, Bajpai's wife Rashmi Bajpai said, 'We have been demanding a CBI inquiry from the beginning, but it has not taken place because it would have revealed the identities of those involved in my husband's murder. We received no information about the encounter that occurred today. This is how justice is served." Rashmi asserted that she will go to Delhi to demand a CBI inquiry into the matter. PTI ABN CORR ABN MPL MPL view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
News18
07-08-2025
- News18
Two criminals wanted in murder case killed in encounter in UP
Agency: PTI Sitapur (UP), Aug 7 (PTI) Two criminals wanted in the murder case of a journalist were killed in an encounter with a joint team of the Special Task Force (STF) and the local police here on Thursday. The two were also involved in other criminal cases. Police received intelligence inputs suggesting that the two criminals wanted in the murder case of journalist Raghvendra Bajpai were planning to cross the Hardoi-Sitapur border, Superintendent of Police (SP) Ankur Agarwal said in a statement. Acting on the tip-off, a joint team of the STF and Sitapur police launched checking and combing operations in the Pisawan police station area and spotted the two accused — Raju Tiwari alias Rizwan and Sanjay Tiwari — on a motorcycle, he said. When asked to stop, the duo opened fire at the police team. In retaliatory firing, the two were killed, Additional Director General (Law and Order) Amitabh Yash said. The two criminals were wanted in the murder case of journalist Raghvendra Bajpai and a reward of Rs 1 lakh each had been announced for their arrests, the officer said. Bajpai (36), a resident of Vikasnagar in the Maholi area here, was shot dead on March 8 near the Hempur railway overbridge on the Lucknow-Delhi National Highway while he was heading to Sitapur on a motorcycle. Police said Raju killed Sub-Inspector Parvez Ali in Lakhimpur in 2006 and looted his service pistol. Sanjay killed a woman in Sitapur in 2011. PTI ABN DIV DIV (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - PTI) view comments First Published: Disclaimer: Comments reflect users' views, not News18's. Please keep discussions respectful and constructive. Abusive, defamatory, or illegal comments will be removed. News18 may disable any comment at its discretion. By posting, you agree to our Terms of Use and Privacy Policy.
