Man who had opened fire at Umesh Pal shot in encounter in Prayagraj

The Prayagraj police gunned down on Monday morning a 23-year-old criminal, Vijay Chaudhary, alias Usman, claiming that he had fired the first shot in the killing of Umesh Pal, the prime witness in the BSP MLA Raju Pal murder case, on February 24 in the city. Police claimed that Usman firing the first shot had been captured by a CCTV camera. There was a Rs 50,000 cash reward for information leading to his arrest.