Gangster with Rs 50,000 bounty arrested after encounter in UP's Aligarh

Aligarh (Uttar Pradesh) [India], February 5 : The Aligarh Police arrested a notorious gangster carrying a bounty of Rs 50,000, after an encounter in the Hastpur outpost area under Iglas police station limits, officials said on Wednesday.
According to Superintendent of Police (Rural) Amrit Jain, the encounter occurred during a routine checking operation near an angle factory in the Iglas area on January 10.
The gangster, Ravi, a resident of Iglas in Aligarh district, sustained minor injuries during the exchange of fire and was subsequently apprehended. During the operation, police recovered Rs 4,67,500 from Ravi, part of the Rs 12 lakh looted in a recent robbery on January 10.
"Ravi, the main accused and a history-sheeter from Iglas police station, has 12 criminal cases registered against him in Aligarh, Hathras, and Jaipur, including charges of assault, robbery, dacoity, and gangsterism," said SP Amrit Jain.
The Rajasthan Police had also declared a bounty of Rs 25,000 on Ravi for his involvement in criminal activities within their jurisdiction. Before his arrest, two of his accomplices had already been apprehended in connection with the same cases.
The police continue to investigate the case to track down other associates linked to the criminal network.