Wanted criminal arrested in Jammu

The arrested person is a history-sheeter and a habitual offender involved in nearly a dozen serious criminal cases since 2013, he said.A case was registered against him at police station city early this year.

A wanted criminal linked to the Royal Singh gang was arrested here on Sunday after an 11 month hunt, police said.

Mohd Ayaz alias Shantoo, a resident of Gujjar Nagar, had been on the run for nearly a year. Acting on specific and credible inputs, a police team conducted a swift operation and successfully apprehended the accused from a hotel in Jewel chowk area of the city, a police spokesperson said. "The arrested person is a history-sheeter and a habitual offender involved in nearly a dozen serious criminal cases since 2013," he said.

A case was registered against him at police station city early this year.

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