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Who Was Aman Sahu? Jharkhand’s Infamous Gangster, Election Hopeful, Dead in Police Clash

Jharkhand’s notorious underworld lost a towering figure when Aman Sahu, a gangster with a rap sheet exceeding 100 cases, was killed in a police encounter while being transported from Raipur to Ranchi. Once a 17-year-old offender who dreamed of swapping his criminal legacy for a political career, Sahu’s story is a gripping tale of crime, ambition, and a violent demise that has left both law enforcement and the public piecing together the enigma of his life.

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Edited By: Madhulika Rai
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Jharkhand's notorious gangster Aman Sahu, who entered the world of crime at the age of 17 and spread terror, was killed in a police encounter. More than 100 criminal cases were registered against him. He was being brought to Ranchi on remand by the police from Raipur, Chhattisgarh. Gangster Aman Sahu tried to escape on Chainpur-Ramgarh road in Palamu district. He snatched the rifle of a policeman and fired at him. He was killed in retaliatory action.

Jharkhand's Infamous Gangster

According to reports, notorious criminal Aman Sahu was being brought to Ranchi from Raipur on police remand for interrogation. During this time, the police vehicle met with an accident. Taking advantage of this, Aman Sahu was trying to escape by snatching the jawan's rifle. When the police personnel tried to stop him, he started firing at the police personnel, after which the security personnel took charge and the notorious gangster Aman Sahu was killed in a police encounter.

Aman Sahu was a notorious criminal
Aman Sahu was a very notorious criminal. Recently, he had carried out a broad daylight firing incident on the famous coal action Vipin Mishra in Bariatu police station area of ​​​​Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand. After this, he shot dead NTPC's DGM Dispatch Kumar Gaurav at his home in Hazaribagh district of Jharkhand. He was being brought from Raipur to Ranchi by Jharkhand Police on remand to interrogate him regarding the involvement of Aman Sahu gang in both the incidents.

More than 100 cases registered against him
As soon as his car reached Chainpur-Ramgarh road in Palamu district, the police car suddenly met with an accident, taking advantage of which gangster Aman Sahu snatched the weapon of the jawan present in the car and started running away. He was killed in retaliatory action by the police. Aman Sahu is a resident of Matve village under Thakurgaon police station area of ​​Ranchi, the capital of Jharkhand. More than 100 cases are registered against him at various places in different districts of Jharkhand.

Aman Sahu was involved in Extortion
Along with the Jharkhand Police, the coal traders, transporters, contractors, real estate businessmen and builders were also troubled by the Aman Sahu gang. He used to extort money from all sections of society and if he did not get the money, he used to get serious crimes like murders committed through his henchmen. When criminals associated with his gang carried out any major incident, they used to take responsibility for the incident through social media.

17 year old offender with over 100 cases
Aman Sahu was a fear and terror in Jharkhand and especially among the companies and traders associated with coal. The notorious gangster Aman Sahu has been transferred from time to time to more than half a dozen jails by the Jharkhand Police. On 13 October 2024, he was shifted from Chaibasa jail to Raipur jail. The notorious gangster Aman Sahu also wanted to contest the assembly elections. He had also bought a form to contest the election from the Barkagaon assembly constituency, although he was not allowed by the court.
 

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