UP Man Accused Of Attacking Woman Cop On Train Killed In Encounter

The constable was found in a pool of blood on board Saryu Express last month, with injuries to her face and head.

A man accused of attacking a woman constable on board a train was killed in an encounter in Uttar Pradesh, police said this morning. Two of his aides were injured in the shootout and arrested.

The constable was found in a pool of blood on board Saryu Express near Ayodhya last month, with injuries to her face and head. She's now under treatment at a Lucknow hospital.

"Anish, the prime accused of the attack on a woman constable on board Saryu Express, was injured in an encounter with the police in Pura Kalandar, Ayodhya and later succumbed to the injuries," said Prashant Kumar, Special DG (Law and Order).