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| Notorious Indian bandit 'killed' | |
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| A notorious bandit has been shot dead by police in India after evading them for more than 30 years, police said. | A notorious bandit has been shot dead by police in India after evading them for more than 30 years, police said. |
| The bandit, Shiv Kumar Patel, who was also known as Dadua, was killed along with several members of his gang. | The bandit, Shiv Kumar Patel, who was also known as Dadua, was killed along with several members of his gang. |
| Dadua was wanted in connection with more than 200 criminal cases, including murder, extortion and kidnapping. | Dadua was wanted in connection with more than 200 criminal cases, including murder, extortion and kidnapping. |
| He and his gang operated for decades in ravines and forests on the borders between the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. | He and his gang operated for decades in ravines and forests on the borders between the Indian states of Uttar Pradesh and Madhya Pradesh. |
| Separately, six policemen were killed in a clash with a gang led by another notorious dacoit, Thokia, in Uttar Pradesh on Sunday night. |