Date:05/08/2008 URL: http://www.thehindu.com/2008/08/05/stories/2008080556020100.htm

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Dacoit gunned down

Chitrakoot: Dacoit Ambika Patel alias Thokia, who faced 147 criminal charges and carried a reward of Rs. 5 lakh on his head, was killed on Monday in a two-hour gun battle with the Special Task Force of the Uttar Pradesh police.