Thokia's gang member arrested

Banda, July 30 (UNI) Police have arrested a dreaded dacoit here, accused of killing several STF jawans of the Uttar Pradesh Police.

The dacoit Hanif was involved in the gunning down of Special Task Force (STF) jawans in the jungles of Kolhua here on July 22 when they were returning after an encounter with the Thokia gang, Police Superintendent K Satyanarain said.

Hanif hails from Jamwara village in Naraini area.

He had been sent to jail, police said here today.

Meanwhile, around 12 sympathisers of Thokia were also sent to jail. Those jailed also include an animal husbandary department doctor Ramesh Sharma.

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