UP STF arrests ₹1 lakh rewarded criminal in Prayagraj
Prayagraj, August 09: The team of Prayagraj field unit of Uttar Pradesh STF arrested an accused on Sunday with a reward of ₹ 1 lakh from Phaphamau police station area. Several criminal cases including murder are registered against him, Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) STF Shailesh Pratap Singh, shared the information.
He told that the arrested accused Sunil Kumar Bharatiya alias Gunge, son of Shyamlal Bharatiya, originally a resident of Bairahana village of Mau Aima police station area of Prayagraj, currently lives in Rangpura village of Phaphamau police station area. A total of ten criminal cases like robbery, snatching, theft, murder are registered against him in Phaphamau police station and GRP Prayagraj police station. A gangster case has also been registered against him. A reward of Rs 1 lakh has been announced for his arrest.
The DSP Singh stated that the team had been receiving information regarding wanted and wanted criminals for several days. Acting on a tip-off, the team arrested Sunil Kumar Bharatiya alias Gunge on Sunday from the marshland, about 50 meters beyond the Jai Gurudev Ashram in the Phaphamau police station area.
He further apprised that during grilling, the accused revealed that he and his associates had been committing thefts and robberies since 2019. Several cases have been registered against him in various police stations in Prayagraj. In 2025, a case under the Gangsters Act was also filed against him and his associates in the Phaphamau area.
The Deputy Superintendent of Police stated that the arrested accused has been taken to the Phaphamau police station. Further legal action against him is being taken by the local police.
