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Bandit queen Sadhna Patel, 5 others nabbed in MP

A woman dacoit, who was carrying cash rewards on her head, was arrested on Sunday from a forest area near Madhya Pradesh's Satna. The dacoit, Sadhana Patel, was wanted by the police in Madhya Pradesh and Uttar Pradesh.

Bandit queen Sadhna Patel

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Published : Nov 18, 2019, 7:55 AM IST

Satna: Dreaded bandit queen Sadhna Patel, active for a long time along the UP-MP border, was arrested from Madhya Pradesh's Satna, police said on Sunday.

Along with Patel, five other dacoits were also arrested. A huge cache of arms and ammunition have been recovered from them.

According to reports, Satna Superintendent of Police Riyaz Iqbal had launched a campaign against dacoits in the area.

Police said that first, they got information that Patel was in the Delhi-NCR or Jhansi area, but then came to know that she, along with her aides, was seen in the Karian forest area of Satna.

Acting on the tip-off, police sent a team to the jungle, surrounded the dacoits and arrested them.

Patel was wanted in many cases in UP and MP. She carried a reward of Rs 30,000, the police said.

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