In a major development, Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu has been arrested by in connection with the violence in Delhi that broke out on Republic Day, the Delhi Police Special Cell informed.
Sidhu was absconding since violence broke out in the national capital on Republic Day after some protesters clashed with the police during the farmers' tractor rally.
The Delhi Police had announced a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh information.
The Punjabi actor turned activist earlier uploaded a video on his Facebook account even as teams of Delhi Police were conducting raids in Punjab to track him down.
The names of Punjabi actor Deep Sidhu and gangster Lakka Sadana were included in the FIR registered in connection with the violence at Red Fort in Delhi on January 26, Delhi Police said earlier while adding that Sidhu was involved in the incident.
"On January 26 some people hoisted the flag at Red Fort. Some of them have been identified out of which Deep Sidhu is the prime accused," Praveer Ranjan, Special Commissioner of Police (CP), Crime was quoted by news agency ANI as saying.
The investigation into the Republic Day violence is being conducted at three levels - local police, Special Cell and Crime Branch.