Crime Investigation Agency (CIA), Palam Vihar of the Gurugram police has arrested a wanted criminal carrying a reward of Rs 1.25 lakh near Bristol Chowk on Monday night.
The Delhi Police had announced a reward of Rs 1 lakh while the Bihar Police had announced Rs 25,000 on him. The culprit was involved in dozens of cases of robbery, bank robbery, theft and bomb-making including the Arms Act in Gurugram, Delhi andBihar. He was also a parole jumper in 9 cases and has been sentenced to 10 years by the court. The accused was arrested under false names in these 9 cases and has wrongly taken bail from the court.
One country-made pistol and two live cartridges have been recovered from his possession.
According to the police, Ahmed Raza Siddaki alias Javed (45), who hails from Darbhanga district in Bihar, was arrested during a raid conducted by Palam Vihar Crime Unit In-charge Inspector Bijender Huda and his team on the basis of a tip-off.
During the preliminary interrogation, Javed admitted his involvement in several cases which were serious in nature which he had committed along with his aids over the past 20 years in multiple states. He used to make bombs with the help of his accomplices. He studied up to class12 and is married.
"The accused was involved in dozens of cases of loot, robbery, bank robbery, house theft and bomb-making including Arms Act in Gurugram, Delhi and Bihar. He was active from the last 20 years. He has also served 27 months jail term in Darbhanga Jail and after coming out ofjail, he again along with his gang members started crime," Assistant Commissioner of police (crime) Preet Pal Singh said.
"He is one of the most wanted criminals identified by the Haryana Police. The accused was on police remand and further investigations are on," Singh added.
"During his hideout the accused used to travelled Bangladesh, Kolkata, Bihar, Delhi and Gurugram via a flight. He had also looted a bank in Bihar using a country-made bomb. A case under the Explosion Act had been registered against the accused in Bihar," said Inspector Bijender Huda, Incharge CIA Palam Vihar.