NEW DELHI: In a major breakthrough, the Southern Range of the Delhi Crime Branch has arrested a proclaimed offender allegedly involved in at least a dozen criminal cases, including kidnapping, rape and attempt to murder, who had been evading arrest for a long time, officials said on Saturday.
According to police, the accused had been declared a proclaimed offender in an Arms Act case registered at Jaitpur police station in 2020.
The accused has been identified as Harish alias Harsh Gupta alias Yadvender alias KD alias Kalu alias Harsh alias Yash Gupta alias Hars, 39, a resident of Badarpur in southeast Delhi.
Police said a dedicated team comprising ASI Vijumon, Head Constable Arvind, Head Constable Charan Singh, Woman Head Constable Jyothi and Woman Constable Poonam was constituted under the leadership of Inspector Vijay Pal Dahiya and under the overall supervision of ACP V.K.P.S. Yadav to trace and arrest the absconding accused.