Delhi

Man wanted in MCOCA case arrested from northwest Delhi

Staff Reporter

A 35-year-old wanted criminal has been arrested by the Special Cell of Delhi Police. Police said that the accused was involved in more than half-a-dozen cases of murder, attempt-to-murder, Arms Act and Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA Act).

The accused, Ajay Mann alias Goli, is a resident of northwest Delhi's Khera Khurd village. Police said that he is a close aide of gangster Parvesh Mann and was carrying a reward of `1 lakh on his arrest.

According to Sanjeev Kumar Yadav, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), Special Cell, a trap was laid at Khera Khurd village after police received inputs regarding the movements of Ajay Mann and he was arrested in the wee hours on Tuesday.

"During interrogation, the accused disclosed that he was first arrested in a case of robbery in 2003 and since then he has remained active in carrying out crimes. In 2015, he joined the gang of Parvesh Mann and since then is his close aide and associate," said the DCP.

"He has committed several heinous crimes along with Parvesh Mann and his other gang members. His previous involvements in crimes are being verified," the DCP added.