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Dreaded gangster Ankit Bhadu killed in encounter near Zirakpur

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Patiala, February 7: The Punjab Police special intelligence cell on Thursday killed dreaded gangster Ankit Bhadu in an encounter at Peer Muchalla near Zirakpur. The gangster, aged around 23 years, carried a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh which was announced by Rajasthan Police.

Bhadu was a resident of Sherewala village in Abohar district of Punjab. A school dropout and son of an agriculturist, Shiv Parkash, he jumped his regular bail from Kapurthala jail in October 2017. He had been arrested by Fazilka police in July 2015.

A team of special intelligence cell and Rajpura policemen engaged in a shootout with the gangster near Zirakpur.

Dreaded for extortion-related crimes, Bhadu had a huge list of crimes and had openly threatened police in many states.

A team of organised crime control unit of Punjab led the operation.

A close aide of notorious gangster Lawrence Bishnoi, Bhadu had managed to escape after a shootout with police from Sriganganagar and Haryana in August last year.

According to police sources, Bhadu, who is on Rajasthan Police’s ‘Most Wanted’ list, was wanted in connection with numerous cases of murder, extortion, loot and dacoity.

A team led by DSP Bikram Brar — who had killed noted gangster Vicky Gounder — killed the gangster.

Rajasthan DGP has got in touch with his Punjab counterpart to discuss the shootout.

Police had nabbed his girlfriend from Delhi airport a few days ago. She had come back from Canada.

Bhadu had allegedly killed history-sheeter Jordan in Sriganganagar in May last year.

Police also claimed to have rounded up two of the gangster’s aides who are also said to be wanted in over a dozen criminal cases.

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