New Delhi, May 7 (PTI) An externed criminal, allegedly planning a revenge murder, was arrested with a semi-automatic pistol and 16 live cartridges from northwest Delhi’s Ashok Vihar, police said on Thursday.
The accused, Ajeet alias Shivam (25), is a listed bad character of Ashok Vihar police station and has been previously involved in 39 criminal cases related to robbery, snatching, theft and Arms Act violations, they said.
The police said a tip-off was received on Wednesday that the accused was roaming in the Wazirpur Industrial Area carrying an illegal firearm to commit a crime.
Acting on the information, a police team laid a trap and apprehended him, recovering a semi-automatic pistol and 16 live cartridges from his possession, a senior police officer said.
During interrogation, the accused allegedly revealed that he was planning to eliminate a man who had secured anticipatory bail in a 2025 attempt-to-murder case involving an attack on his sister, police added. PTI BM BM APL APL
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