Sharpshooter of Anil Dujana gang held in Vellore, Tamil Nadu

Kumar, who was carrying a reward of ₹50,000, was a sharpshooter of the Anil Dujana-Randeep Bhati gang, the official said.

A sharpshooter, wanted in more than 11 criminal cases, was arrested by the Delhi Police in connection with an attempt to murder case, a police official said on Friday.

Sharpshooter of Anil Dujana gang held in Vellore, Tamil Nadu (HT File)

Arvind Kumar, 32, was arrested on April 29 from Vellore in Tamil Nadu, he said.

Kumar, who was carrying a reward of ₹50,000, was a sharpshooter of the Anil Dujana-Randeep Bhati gang, the official said.

He was arrested for allegedly opening fire at a witness in a case of murder, the police official said, adding that a case in the matter has been registered at the New Ashok Nagar police station.

Kumar, along with his two associates, had allegedly opened fire at Sandeep Nagar on July 30 last year in East Delhi and the victim had received bullet injuries to his abdomen, the police said.

The motive of the accused was to deter Nagar from deposing against members of their gang in a murder case, the police said.

Police said that one Chaman Bhati was shot dead in Uttar Pradesh’s Gautam Budh Nagar in 2013 by the members of the gang and Nagar, who was the nephew of the deceased, was an eyewitness in the case.

Kumar has more than 11 criminal cases registered against him in police stations across Delhi and UP.