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Arunachal: Notorious criminal wanted in murder of senior cop killed; CM appreciates police

Itanagar, Jan 18 (UNI) Tagyung Yangfo, against whom multiple cases were registered including murdering Deputy SP Bomto Kamdak in 2016, succumbed to bullet injuries after the police party opened fire at him in self-defence on Saturday in West Kameng district of Arunachal Pradesh.
On receiving information from reliable sources that wanted Tagyung Yangfo, carrying a cash reward of Rs five lakh was hiding in Dirang area in West Kameng district, a Special Investigation Team (SIT) comprising of SP (SIT) Navdeep Singh Brar, Inspectors T Bage and Inspector Ashok Taying, SI Wangsu and others raided Khamkhar Nala in Dirang this morning at around 0830 hrs, a senior police official told reporters here this evening.
During the raid, Tagyung’s wife was found from the spot and 12 bore gun and gun making material was recovered from the hideout at Rama Camp area, Jimmy Chiram said.
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