Shahrukh Pathan, Alleged Mukhtar Gang Member, Killed in UP Encounter

In a dramatic confrontation, Uttar Pradesh Special Task Force (STF) officers killed Shahrukh Pathan during a police encounter in Muzaffarnagar. Pathan was allegedly a key operative of the notorious Mukhtar Ansari gang, known for its criminal activities across the state.

Pathan’s Alleged Connection to Mukhtar Ansari’s Network

The now-deceased Mukhtar Ansari, a prominent figure in Uttar Pradesh’s criminal underworld, had two key lieutenants managing his operations: Munna Bajrangi, overseeing activities in Purvanchal (Eastern UP), and Sanjeev Maheshwari, alias Jeeva, handling the western region. Both Bajrangi and Maheshwari, along with Ansari himself, are now deceased – Ansari died in prison, Jeeva was killed in a Lucknow court, and Bajrangi was murdered in Baghpat jail. Shahrukh Pathan was reportedly a close associate of Jeeva, and his death marks another blow to the remnants of the Ansari gang.