The CIA-1 unit of the Ambala Police has arrested a criminal wanted in over six cases registered in Haryana, Punjab, Himachal Pradesh and Rajasthan, officials said on Tuesday.
The accused, David Lohariya is a resident of Ambala City, who was arrested near Jaggi Colony on Saturday and remained in police remand for three days, ASP Deepak Kumar Jewaria told reporters at a press conference.
“Based on a tip-off, a team was constituted under inspector Harjinder of the CIA-1 and he was arrested with a country-made pistol. A case was registered at Baldev Nagar police station. He was declared a proclaimed offender (PO) by a local court and was wanted in four states. He is in remand and he might reveal about his association with any inter-state criminal gang,” the ASP added.
In Ambala, a local court had issued a non-bailable warrant against him for creating nuisance and thrashing others during the lockdown in 2020.
He was declared a PO by an Ambala Court for allegedly assaulting an on-duty cop in 2016.