: Police on Thursday claimed to have arrested a notorious criminal wanted in several robbery cases and recovered an automatic pistol and 55 live cartridges from his possession.
The arrested has been identified as Mohammed Fahad Khan (22), a resident of Okhla area of Delhi.
Police said that Fahad had escaped two days back while his younger brother Yashir was arrested after a firing incident in Bara Hindu Rao. Fahad had also committed several highway robberies. Police said that Uttar Pradesh Police has also declared a reward on him.
‘We got information that he was coming towards Yamuna Vihar area. Acting on tip-off, police laid a trap and arrested him from there. He has confessed to his involvement in several robbery cases,’ said a senior police officer. Police recovered a pistol and 55 live cartridges from his possession.
The officer said that Farad was a school dropout and his brothers - Yashir and Saddam - were also wanted for many heinous crimes in Aligarh and Delhi.
The arrested has been identified as Mohammed Fahad Khan (22), a resident of Okhla area of Delhi.
Police said that Fahad had escaped two days back while his younger brother Yashir was arrested after a firing incident in Bara Hindu Rao. Fahad had also committed several highway robberies. Police said that Uttar Pradesh Police has also declared a reward on him.
‘We got information that he was coming towards Yamuna Vihar area. Acting on tip-off, police laid a trap and arrested him from there. He has confessed to his involvement in several robbery cases,’ said a senior police officer. Police recovered a pistol and 55 live cartridges from his possession.
The officer said that Farad was a school dropout and his brothers - Yashir and Saddam - were also wanted for many heinous crimes in Aligarh and Delhi.