<p>Indore: Police in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Wednesday arrested a criminal, on whose head they had announced a reward of 50 paise for threatening a witness in a murder case, an official said.</p>.<p>The city police have launched a unique campaign to announce token rewards against absconding criminals.</p>.<p>Talking to reporters, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Vinod Kumar Meena said that accused Saurabh Gaur alias Bittu (24) was arrested from the city's Gandhi Nagar area.</p>.<p>Gaur, who is a prime accused in a murder case, had fled after threatening a witness in the case in Malharganj area to change his statement in court, he said.</p>.Madhya Pradesh High Court orders man to plant 50 trees in month in contempt case.<p>A reward of 50 paise was announced for Gaur's arrest as per his "status" in the eyes of police, he added.</p>.<p>"We are announcing token rewards of nominal amounts on absconding criminals. The purpose of this is to send a message to criminals that no matter how big a goon they think they are, the police will arrest them and take strict action," Meena said.</p>.<p>After an advertisement announcing a reward of 50 paisa for Gaur's arrest was circulated on social media, he closed his Instagram account for a few days to avoid "embarrassment", he said.</p>.<p>According to Meena, 11 criminal cases are registered against Gaur at different police stations in the city. </p>
<p>Indore: Police in Madhya Pradesh's Indore on Wednesday arrested a criminal, on whose head they had announced a reward of 50 paise for threatening a witness in a murder case, an official said.</p>.<p>The city police have launched a unique campaign to announce token rewards against absconding criminals.</p>.<p>Talking to reporters, Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP) Vinod Kumar Meena said that accused Saurabh Gaur alias Bittu (24) was arrested from the city's Gandhi Nagar area.</p>.<p>Gaur, who is a prime accused in a murder case, had fled after threatening a witness in the case in Malharganj area to change his statement in court, he said.</p>.Madhya Pradesh High Court orders man to plant 50 trees in month in contempt case.<p>A reward of 50 paise was announced for Gaur's arrest as per his "status" in the eyes of police, he added.</p>.<p>"We are announcing token rewards of nominal amounts on absconding criminals. The purpose of this is to send a message to criminals that no matter how big a goon they think they are, the police will arrest them and take strict action," Meena said.</p>.<p>After an advertisement announcing a reward of 50 paisa for Gaur's arrest was circulated on social media, he closed his Instagram account for a few days to avoid "embarrassment", he said.</p>.<p>According to Meena, 11 criminal cases are registered against Gaur at different police stations in the city. </p>