A fugitive life convict was on Friday arrested with illegal arms and ammunition from Shahdara district area. Deputy Commissioner of Police, Special Cell, Pramod Singh Kushwaha said the accused, Pankaj, has been absconding since 2015.
He is a Proclaimed Offender in a murder case of Karawal Nagar and wanted in a number of cases of attempt to murder in the areas of East, North East and Shahdara Districts of Delhi, said the DCP.
Police claimed that information was being received since mid-January 2017 that accused Pankaj along with his associates are moving with arms in the area of East, North East and Shahdara districts of Delhi with the motive to murder their rival Kamaljeet.
“The accused was arrested on Friday after a tip-off that he will come to meet his associate at Shahdara - Bihari colony area,” police said.
Police have claimed that they have recovered one .32 pistol loaded with 6 live cartridges and 50 live cartridges of .30 bore. The accused a resident of Shamli in UP. He, along with his associates Sandeep, Rahul and Chetram, was first arrested in a murder case in Karkardooma area Delhi. He remained in jail till 2014 and came into contact with other hardcore criminals.
“Pankaj was convicted for life in 2012. Pankaj got bail in 2014, during pendency of appeal before Delhi High Court. In 2015, High Court upheld his conviction but he never surrendered,” police said