Gangster Aman Sao, a notorious criminal accused in over 150 cases, was shot dead in an encounter with the police in Jharkhand’s Palamu district on Tuesday. The shootout erupted when members of his gang launched a daring attack to free him while he was being transported from Raipur jail in Chhattisgarh to Ranchi, officials said.
The gunfight took place near Andheritola in the Ramgarh police station area when Sao’s gang ambushed the police vehicle, leading to a fierce exchange of fire. Sao was killed on the spot, while a police personnel sustained injuries, confirmed Medininagar Sub-divisional Police Officer (SDPO) Manibhushan Prasad.
The encounter came just a day after Jharkhand DGP Anurag Gupta raised concerns about criminal networks operating from within jails. He had specifically named three gangsters—Vikas Tiwari, Aman Srivastava, and Aman Sao—who were allegedly running their syndicates from behind bars. Following the incident, IG Operations Amol Homkar rushed to the scene.
Jharkhand authorities have been cracking down on rising criminal activities orchestrated from prisons, with recent raids in Simdega and Hazaribag jails. Sao’s death marks a significant blow to organized crime in the state, signaling intensified police action against mafia operations.
