Dreaded gangster arrested by STF

Gurugram: In a major break-through, Special Task Force (STF) of Haryana Police has arrested a wanted criminal, who carried a bounty of Rs 1.5 lakh on his head, from Noida in Uttar Pradesh. Stating this here today, a spokesman of Police Department said that the arrested criminal was identified as Pardeep Lohar alias Kala, a resident of Badala, Police Station Bass, in Hisar. The criminal who was absconding since 2017, was involved in several cases of crime including murder, dacoity and loot. As many as 24 cases were registered against him in various police stations in the state including Delhi. He said that Director General of Police, Mr B. S. Sandhu congratulated the STF Chief and IG Saurabh Singh, DIG STF, Sateesh Balan and their entire team for intensifying efforts to crack down on most wanted criminals in the state. He said that a team of STF, Hisar got an information that wanted criminal Pardeep Lohar was roaming in Sector 23, Noida in Uttar Pradesh with an intention to commit a crime. Acting swiftly, STF team led by two Inspectors went to Noida and nabbed the criminal from Sector 23 area there.