nThe Crime Investigation Agency of the Haryana Police has nabbed a wanted criminal, carrying a reward of Rs 10,000, from Metro Vihar Phase-1, Holambi Kalan in New Delhi on Thursday.
A police spokesperson said on Friday, the arrested accused have been identified as Prabhat Kumar alias Sonu alias Shakal alias Bengali.
The dreaded criminals were involved in more than two dozen cases of attempt to murder, theft, robbery, house trespass and Arms Act which he had committed in Delhi and NCR region for the past 7 years.
The Gurugram police had announced a cash reward of Rs 10,000 on his head, in a case of theft which the accused had committed at Sushant Lok area in 2013 since than he was absconding.
A case in this regard had been filed at the Sushant Lok police station in 2013.
A team of the crime branch sector-40 of the district police nabbed the accused following a tip-off.
ACP (crime) Preet Pal Sangwan informed the media on Friday that the police will seek police custody of the accused for further questioning.
"During preliminary interrogation, the accused confessed involvement into the two dozens of cases which he had committed in the past 7 years. To avoid police arrest the accused had changed his name around 11 times," Sangwan said, adding that the culprit was also a bed element of the Morya Enclave, Pitampura police station of Delhi.
He was also included in the most wanted criminal list of the Gurugram police since 2014, he said.
"We will seek police custody of the accused from the court for further questioning. During the remand period we will gather more information about his accomplice. Further investigation is on," Sangwan added.