As per an official release, Abdul Gaffar, alias Gaffarbhai, a resident of Katihar in Bihar, had been on the run since 2019 and was nabbed on February 22, 2024, from Ahmedabad, Gujarat.
A history-sheeter carrying a bounty of Rs 1 lakh on his head was shot in the leg after he attempted to flee police custody while being taken to Jaipur after being arrested, police said on Thursday.
"A notorious jewel thief and receiver of stolen property has been arrested by Team IGI, putting an end to ongoing aircraft heists. A huge stash of stolen jewellery has been recovered," informed Deputy Commissioner of Police (DCP), IGI Airport Usha Rangnani.
The National Investigation Agency (NIA) on Friday nabbed a key absconder, who was affiliated with the banned Popular Front of India (PFI), along with his harbourer for the gruesome murder of BJP activist Praveen Nettaru in Karnataka in July 2022.
The Railway Protection Force (RPF) nabbed a person and seized 16 kg of cannabis from his possession on the Janmabhoomi Express on Thursday, according to the police.