Dacoit killed in encounter

Saturday, March 17, 2007, 20:08 [IST]

Bhind(MP), Mar 9(UNI) Dacoit Dinesh Sharma alias Pandit, who carried a reward of Rs 15,000, was shot dead in an encounter with police in Bhind district of Madhya Pradesh early this morning.

Superintendent of Police Niranjan said the encounter with Dinesh, a resident of Etawa in Uttar Pradesh, took place in the ravine near village Rani Virgawan in Phoof police station area in this district, His three accomplices managed to escape.

According to Mr Niranjan, dacoit Dinesh, who was wanted in about two dozen cases of murder, loot and kidnapping, escaped during an encounter in November last year, when his two accomplices were killed.

UNI

Topics: CRIME-MP-DACOIT

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