New Delhi: A 48-year-old man, wanted in 39 cases including those of murder, dacoity and robbery, was arrested from Uttarakhand, police said on Wednesday. Rizwan, who carried a reward of one lakh rupees, declared by Delhi Police after a murder in Jamia Nagar in 2009, was apprehended from Rudrapur on January 12, Ashok Chand, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime), said.
He is accused of murdering one of his associates, Nausi, in Jamia Nagar in 2009 due to a dispute over looted money. Rizwan, who hails from UP`s Moradabad, has been evading police since 2003. A .32 pistol and a 9 mm pistol along with eight live cartridges and a stolen motor cycle were recovered from him.
He entered the world of crime in 1987 in Moradabad and was subsequently arrested. He was first arrested by Delhi Police in 1999 in a case of Arms Act. In 2003, he was again arrested in Delhi for planning to commit dacoity in Pahar Ganj.
"On release on bail, he did not attend the court and was declared a Proclaimed Offender. Since then he has been absconding, and in the year 2009, due to dispute over looted money, he along with Shaukat Pasa and other associates shot dead Nausi," Chand said.
PTI