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Criminal with Rs 25k bounty held by STF

Prayagraj: The Special Task Force ( STF ), Prayagraj unit, on Wednesday arrested a hardened criminal and seized an illegal pistol of 0.12 bore, two live cartridges, two mobiles, Aadhar card and Rs 750 cash from his possession.

The arrested person identified as Rohit Kumar Tripathi is a resident of Bhawanpur (Jethwara) of Pratapgarh district and was wanted by police in connection with five criminal cases.

He was also carrying Rs 25,000 cash reward on his head.

Additional SP ( STF) Neeraj Kumar Pandey told TOI, “After receiving a tip off about the movement of the criminal near Belkhariyan Ka Purwa, Sagra Sundarpur, a team of STF cordoned the area and managed to arrest him. He is a notorious robber and had been sent behind the bars twice before.”

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