The killing of 38-year-old gangster Furqan in an encounter in Uttar Pradesh’s Shamli district on Wednesday marked the quiet end of a chapter that once roiled state politics. Among them was the family of Singhal, and of two other businessmen killed allegedly by a gangster said to have links with Furqan. ‘D-8/2015’Furqan was allegedly involved in several criminal activities, leading a gang known by its number in police records – “D-8/2015”. The other businessmen killed were cousins Shiv Kumar Singhal and Rajendra Kumar Garg, who jointly ran an iron goods shop. The cousins were shot as they allegedly refused to pay Rs 10 lakh demanded by gangster Muqeem Kala.