A 29-year-old gangster who was involved in more than 30 criminal cases in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh and was wanted by the police of both the states was arrested from Manipur on Monday.
The gangster, Rizwan, a resident of Delhi, was arrested from Imphal. He was involved in several cases including attempt to murder and armed robbery in Delhi and Uttar Pradesh, police said.
Rizwan was hiding for the past several months to evade arrest.
The Uttar Pradesh police had declared a Rs 70,000 reward for those who had information about the gangster.
Rizwan was wanted by the police in a case of armed robbery committed in Anand Vihar in 2015. The Delhi Police had declared a reward of Rs 50,000 on information leading to his arrest.
The gangster was also on the police's radar in cases of attempt to murder in Budaun and dacoity in Sambhal and Bareilly, all located in Uttar Pradesh.
Subsequently, the police had declared him a proclaimed offender.
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