Gangster Ashish Ranjan Encounter: Jharkhand's notorious criminal Ashish Ranjan alias Chhotu Singh killed in encounter

Gangster Ashish Ranjan Encounter:Jharkhand and Uttar Pradesh police got a big breakthrough on Wednesday night when notorious criminal Ashish Ranjan Singh, the prime conspirator in the murder of gangster Aman Singh in Dhanbad jail , was killed in an encounter by the Uttar Pradesh STF.

This encounter took place late night at Shivrajpur crossing in Shankargarh police station area of Prayagraj district , where the STF team had received secret information about Ashish’s presence. In retaliation, firing took place and Ashish was killed during the encounter. One of his companions was injured in this encounter. AK-47, pistol and a large quantity of live cartridges have been recovered from Ashish. This encounter took place in Shivrajpur area of Shankargarh police station area of Prayagraj.

Gangster Ashish Ranjan Encounter: Ashish became the dreaded face of Jharkhand

Ashish Ranjan Singh, originally a resident of JC Malik Road , Dhanbad , was active in the world of crime for a long time. Ashish was accused of plotting the murder of gangster Aman Singh, who was lodged in Dhanbad jail . Ashish Ranjan Singh alias Chhotu Singh, a notorious mafia of Jharkhand and a criminal with a reward of Rs 4 lakh, was killed by the police in an encounter. According to police sources, he was wanted in several high-profile cases and the police had been looking for him for a long time.

Gangster Ashish Ranjan Encounter: A cache of weapons recovered

After the encounter, the police recovered a large quantity of weapons from Ashish, including an AK -47 , a 9 MM pistol , and other deadly weapons. This recovery is a clear indication that he was preparing for a major crime or was supplying weapons to a gang.

Gangster Ashish Ranjan Encounter:STF ‘s vigilance averted a major danger

Police officials say that if Ashish was not stopped in time, he could have committed another major crime. Due to the quick action of STF, a dreaded criminal was eliminated and a fear in the society ended.

Gangster Ashish Ranjan Encounter: He had also taken responsibility for the murder of Aman Singh

At the same time, let us tell you that on May 12, 2021, land businessman Sarful Hasan was murdered in Wasseypur, Dhanbad. Ashish Ranjan is also an accused in this case and was absconding. Ashish Ranjan is also accused of murdering Jharia’s tire businessman Ranjit Singh. He is accused of demanding extortion and killing Aman Singh. But after a few months, he turned against Aman Singh. After the murder of Aman Singh, he took responsibility for it by releasing an audio. The three accused of Aman murder case, who are in jail, had admitted to the police that they had committed the murder at the behest of Ashish Ranjan.

Gangster Ashish Ranjan Encounter: Cases of extortion, bombing, murder and life-threatening attack are registered against Ashish Ranjan

Gangster Aman Singh was shot dead in Dhanbad jail on 3 December 2023. Ashish Ranjan alias Chhotu Singh took responsibility for Aman’s murder by making audio viral on social media. Sundar alias Ritesh Yadav, who was in jail on charges of bike theft, shot and killed Aman Singh on 3 December 2023. The mastermind of his murder was Ashish Ranjan. Aman Singh was murdered at the behest of Ashish Ranjan.
There, Saraidhela’s land dealer Sameer Mandal was murdered. In which Ashish went to jail for the first time.
His name also came up in the murder of Sarful Hasan alias Lala on May 12, 2021.

Gangster Ashish Ranjan Encounter : Big success in Aman Singh murder case

The murder of Aman Singh in Dhanbad jail was considered an incident challenging the law and order in Jharkhand. After this murder, the police investigation directly reached Ashish, but he was continuously absconding. His elimination is being considered a big success in this case.
As soon as the news of Ashish’s death spread in Dhanbad, people heaved a sigh of relief. Many people say that a criminal who had spread terror in the area has been killed. At the same time, some people are also raising the question that how do such gangsters gain access inside the jail?
Police say that now the search for other members of this network will be intensified. After the encounter, the investigating agencies have started probing the entire case again so that the entire conspiracy behind the murder of Aman Singh can be exposed.