Amritsar, Jan. 21 -- A notorious gangster, Money Prince, alias Mania Soorma, was killed in an encounter in Amritsar, police said on Tuesday. Prince had escaped from police custody a week ago during treatment at a hospital, Amritsar rural police said. A professional criminal wanted in nearly 50 cases, including those of murder, kidnapping for ransom, extortion, firing incidents, vehicle snatching, arson, NDPS Act violations and a few under Arms Act, his criminal activities were spread across several districts and posed a serious and continuous threat to public safety and law and order, officials said.

He was said to be an active member of an organised crime gang and was known to be an associate of gangster Keshav Jandiala. On January 12, ...