India, Sept. 20 -- A gangster, who carried a reward of Rs.50,000 for his arrest and had demanded Rs.50 lakh extortion from a restaurant owner two days ago, was gunned down by the crime branch of the Ghaziabad police in a shootout on late Saturday evening, officials said.

The police identified the deceased as Balram Singh, 48, who is stated to be the mentor of slain gangster Anil Dujana. The officials said that Singh had about 34 different cases against his name.

"The cases against him relate to heinous crimes including extortion, loot, and others, and also under the Gangsters Act. Two days ago, the suspect had demanded extortion of Rs.50 lakhs from a restaurant owner in Nehru Nagar. Earlier in August, he had extorted Rs.18 lakhs from an...