Prakash Shukla

Sri Prakash Shukla (6 October 1973 – 22 September 1998) was an Indian gangster and hitman active during the 1990s mainly in the state of Uttar Pradesh. He used to be hired mainly by mobsters, politicians and strongmen, to kill their opponents. He was killed on 22 September 1998, in an encounter with the UP police's Special Task Force, which was formed primarily to eliminate him. He was just 24 at the time of his death.