Mathura. A criminal with a bounty of Rs 1 lakh on his head was killed in an encounter in Mathura, Uttar Pradesh. The STF killed Pankaj Yadav, a criminal accused of killing a policeman, in an encounter. He was a sharp shooter of the Mukhtar and Shahabuddin gang. He was absconding for a long time. One of his associates managed to escape and is being searched for.