Criminal held after shootout in Gurgaon

After a brief shootout here on Thursday, a man whom police described a notorious criminal, involved in nearly 250 incidents of loot, snatching, attempt to murder and other crimes in the National Capital Region, was arrested.

After a brief shootout here on Thursday, a man whom police described a notorious criminal, involved in nearly 250 incidents of loot, snatching, attempt to murder and other crimes in the National Capital Region, was arrested.

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Vikram Kadiyan 'Mogli' of Delhi's Najafgarh area was arrested from Palam Vihar area of Gurgaon, police said. He was involved in shooting at former Uttar Pradesh legislator Ramchander Morya in Sector 29 here on August 16.

Morya was robbed of Rs 35,000 in that incident, police said. "Vikram Kadiyan was active in the Delhi region and Haryana's Karnal and Rohtak," Gurgaon police commissioner Alok Mittal said. Police said Kadiyan had managed to secure Rs 10-lakh loan against robbed gold items.