Gangster escorted by Uttar Pradesh cops dies as car overturns

A Lucknow police team had gone to Mumbai on Friday and nabbed Feroz Khan, who is booked under the Gangsters Act, from Nallasopara area of Maharashtra's Palghar district near Mumbai, an officer said.

They were returning with Khan when the accident occurred on Sunday morning on the Gwalior-Betul National Highway near the Pakhriapura toll in the Chanchoda area, around 150 km north of Bhopal, Guna Superintendent of Police Rajesh Kumar said. The rear side of the Innova was hit by a 'nilgai' (blue bull) and overturned. Khan suffered serious injuries and was rushed to the hospital, where doctors declared him dead, according to Lucknow Police Commissioner Sujit Pandey.

Four others, including two police personnel, were also injured and admitted to a hospital. They were discharged on Monday, the commissioner said. A resident of Bahraich district in Uttar Pradesh, Khan had several cases, including under the Gangsters Act, against him, Pandey said.

The body of the gangster has been sent to Bhopal for post-mortem. It will be brought to Bahraich either on Monday night or Tuesday morning, he added.