Delhi Police has arrested an active member of Naveen Khatti gang, allegedly wanted in a land-grabbing case, an official said on Sunday.
The accused, Varun Bhardwaj (39) alias Mannu Pandit, was wanted in a major land-grabbing case registered at Dabri police station and has been involved in more than a dozen criminal cases, he said.
Acting on a tip-off, a police team intercepted him near the CRPF School in Tilak Vihar on the intervening night of Thursday and Friday.
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During the search, a country-made pistol and a live cartridge were recovered from his possession.
Police said Bhardwaj, a class 12 dropout, had earlier spent seven years in jail for murder and resumed criminal activities after his release in 2021.
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