A public-spirited citizen has offered a ₹1 lakh reward to the Payyannur auto-rickshaw driver whose timely tip-off led police to arrest fugitive criminal Arjun Ayanki. Thiruvananthapuram: Home Minister Ramesh Chennithala announced that an individual will hand over a reward of ₹1 lakh to the auto-rickshaw driver from Payyannur who assisted police in apprehending criminal accused Arjun Ayanki. The Minister stated that a public-spirited citizen contacted him via phone offering to provide the amount, which will be handed over directly to the driver. Commending the driver from Payyannur, the Minister praised his proactive gesture as exemplary. Growing suspicious of his passenger, the driver alerted the police, following which officers launched a search that resulted in Ayanki's arrest.