A man, who was carrying a reward of ₹1 lakh on his arrest, was held for allegedly robbing a cash van and killing two men at Narela in April, the police said on Thursday.
Jitender alias Jeetu (29) was wanted in several murder-cum-robbery cases in the National Capital Region, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Special Cell) Sanjeev Kumar Yadav said.
Three bike-borne men had allegedly robbed a cash van of a company on April 26 in Narela after killing two of its employees who had come to collect cash from a wine shop in Vardhman Mall.
₹1 lakh bounty
The accused had decamped with ₹12 lakh cash.
Three men were arrested in connection with the incident, but Jitender was absconding. Delhi Police Commissioner Amulya Patnaik had announced a reward of ₹1 lakh on his arrest.
The accused kept changing his hideouts. The police got to know that he would come to meet some of his accomplices on a white motorcycle in the early hours of August 11, Mr. Yadav said. A trap was laid. When the police tried to nab Jitender, he sped away.
After a long chase he tried to open fire at the police, but was overpowered.
