Criminal carrying Rs 50,000 bounty arrested in Gorakhpur

A criminal carrying a bounty of Rs 50,000 was arrested following an encounter with Special Task Force of police.

Post Published By: DN Bureau

Updated : 26 February 2020, 10:58 AM IST

Gorakhpur: A criminal carrying a bounty of Rs 50,000 was arrested following an encounter with Special Task Force (STF) of police here on Wednesday.

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The accused Devendra Yadav is a resident of the Firozabad district. The police have recovered a revolver and two live cartridges from his possession.

Singh was booked under 307 and 137 sections of the Indian Penal Code (IPC) in a case that was filed on January 25.

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Further, details are awaited. (ANI)