He carried a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head.His aide Bannu a.k.a Kamran of Azamgarh, used to conduct recce of the targets.ASP, STF, Vishal Vikram Singh, who led the encounter, said: “Alisher and his aide were planning to kill a prominent trader leader in the old city area of Lucknow. After getting a tip-off, a team laid a trap and cornered them between the Ghaila police outpost and Faizullaganj road.”When the duo was asked to surrender, they opened fire on the STF team. They suffered gunshot injuries in the retaliatory firing. The duo was taken to Bhaurao Deoras Hospital in Mahanagar where they were pronounced dead.”
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