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MP: Dreaded dacoit killed in police encounter
Morena (MP), Sep 16: A dreaded dacoit, carrying a reward of Rs one lakh on his head, was killed by police in an encounter in this district's Deogarh police station limits bordering Rajasthan this morning, Superintendent of Police Santosh Kumar Singh said Rajasthan-based Vakeela Gurjar, who was wanted in about 25 cases, had crossed Chambal river and arrived at border of Madhya Pradesh from Rajasthan with the intention of committing some crime. However, his five companions managed to escape, he said.
A gun and a few cartridges were seized from the spot, he added.
UNI
Story first published: Tuesday, September 16, 2008, 13:24 [IST]