In a major break-through, a sharp shooter of Ashok alias Pradhan gang, carrying a reward of Rs 1.5 lakh was arrested by a team of Special Task Force (STF) Sonipat after a brief encounter. Police has also nabbed four of his aides.
Giving details, a spokesman of Haryana Police said that arrested accused is identified as Nitesh alias Dhandhu, a resident of village Sisana. He came with his aides with an intention to kill a person. Haryana, Uttar Pradesh and Delhi Police had announced a reward of Rs 1.5 lakh on his head, he said.
Police had got a secret information that accused would be coming alongwith his associates with an intention to kill a person. Following this, STF team had nabbed him alongwith his four associates identified as Ombir alias Acharya, Naveen alias Mohit, Yogesh and Vikas alias Lambu. While three other associates had manage to escape and they would be nabbed very soon, the spokesman said.