Rahman Dacoit Arrested in Surat After 20 Years of Evading Police

• Abid Ali alias Raju alias 'Rahman Dacoit', a notorious inter-state Irani gang leader, arrested by Surat Crime Branch.
• He had been evading police in Gujarat, Maharashtra, and Madhya Pradesh for two decades.
• Rahman Dacoit operated an organized criminal network from Bhopal's 'Irani Dera', managing multiple gangs and planning crimes.
• He trained gang members in sophisticated fraud techniques, including impersonating police/CBI officers and using distraction methods.
• Accused of serious crimes across multiple states, including robbery, fraud, and attempted murder, with a major case from December 2025.

Why It Matters: Notorious 'Rahman Dacoit', a multi-state criminal mastermind, finally apprehended in Surat after 20 years.