Shootout at UP’s Chitrakoot Jail, Gangster Mukim Kala Among Three Dead

The deceased inmates have been identified as Anshu Dixit, Merazuddin alias Meraj Ali and Mukeem Kala, officials said in Lucknow.

Written by: India.com News Desk Edited by: Priyanka

Updated: May 14, 2021, 5:00 PM IST

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The situation inside the jail is now under control, officials said. (Photo: ANI)

Chitrakoot: A shootout at a jail in Uttar Pradesh’s Chitrakoot on Friday m0rning left three inmates dead, police said. The deceased inmates have been identified as Anshu Dixit, Merazuddin alias Meraj Ali and Mukeem Kala, officials said in Lucknow. One of them died in exchange of fire with jail officials after he shot dead the other two prisoners, jailor S P Tripathi said.

Tripathi said Dixit snatched the service revolver of a jail staff when the official intervened in the argument between the inmates. The inmate then shot dead Ali and Kala. He also held five other prisoners at gunpoint and threatened to kill them, they said. Dixit was later killed in the exchange of fire with the jail officials, they said.

उत्तर प्रदेश: चित्रकूट की एक जेल में कैदियों के बीच फायरिंग हुई।

पुलिस अधीक्षक ने बताया, "जेल में कैदियों के बीच फायरिंग हुई, जिसमें मुकीम काला समेत 3 कैदी मारे गए। मुकीम काला ने NIA अफसर तंजील अहमद की दिन दहाड़े हत्या की थी। मुकीम काला पश्चिमी यूपी का गैंगस्टर था।" pic.twitter.com/xcOLenHZ7L

— ANI_HindiNews (@AHindinews) May 14, 2021

According to sources, Kala was involved in many extortion cases, whereas Ali was in jail for having links with gangster-turned-politician Mukhtar Ansari. Dixit was a contract killer who had worked for gangster Munna Bajrangi in the past, they said.

Ali was shifted to Chitrakoot on March 20 from Varanasi jail, while Kala came to the Ragauli jail on May 7 from Saharanpur. Dixit had been lodged in the jail since December 8, 2019, jail officials said. The situation inside the jail is now under control, they added.