The Delhi Police has arrested one of the top 10 criminals, carrying reward of Rs 50,000, on his head, from Outer Delhi along with his associate in connection with several cases of murder and robbery. Police have recovered a 9 mm pistol, a country-made pistol along with the five live cartridges and a motorbike from their possession
Additional Commissioner of Police (Outer), Sanjay Kumar said that the accused have been identified as Neeraj and his accomplice as Pradeep. "Neeraj had escaped from the judicial custody while being produced in Rohini court earlier this year. Neeraj, a resident of Pitampura village, started as a petty criminal and graduated into a hardcore criminal after coming in contact with Ranjit alias Bihari. Neeraj along with his accomplices allegedly murdered a factory owner during a dacoity in North-West Delhi in 2011," he added.
Police received information that both the accused persons were seen in Alipur area. "Acting on a tip-off, a trap was laid on GT Karnal Road. The police team signaled them to stop but they took the service road in a bid to escape and also fired a shot at the police team. They were later apprehended from the spot," Kumar said. Neeraj was arrested in connection with a robbery in a showroom in Rohini in 2011, but escaped from the judicial custody with the help of his wife while being produced in the court on March 30.