The special anti-gangster unit of Sonepat police on Sunday arrested a criminal, who was carrying a bounty of ₹5,000, after a brief exchange of fire.
The accused, Danish alias Golu, a resident of Uttar Pradesh, was absconding for a long time in multiple theft cases. The police seized an illegal weapon, one live cartridge and a mobile phone from the accused.
Sonepat Special Anti-gangster unit in-charge Ajay Dhankar said that they got a tip-off about the movement of Danish from near Jakholi toll plaza in the district.
“The accused tried to flee and he fired shots at the police team. Police also retaliated in which he sustained leg injury following which he was arrested and sent to civil hospital. He was involved in nearly a dozen theft cases on the Kundli-Manesar-Palwal expressway and his two aides were arrested earlier,” Dhankar added.