According to the police, the 35-year-old man has been identified as Ritesh Kumar from Bihar.

Police had formed two special teams and reviewed over 700 CCTV recordings during the investigation to track him down

A man who allegedly kidnapped and killed a five-year-old girl in Karnataka’s Hubballi has been killed in an encounter with the police, officials said today. A policeman was injured during the operation, they said.

The accused attacked a police team when they surrounded him, and despite firing a warning shot, he tried to run away, officials said.