India, March 15 -- PUNE 'Pandit and Yallya' gang leader Suryakant alias Pandit alias Pintu alias Bhau Dasharath Kamble was arrested by Shivajinagar police in a 2023 murder case, said officials on Friday.

Kamble along with his gang members killed Nitin Mhaske outside the Mangala theatre on August 15, 2023.

Since the murder, Kamble was absconding and was arrested on March 11, said police.

Sachin Bade, police amaldar, got information that accused Kamble is visiting Dandekar Bridge in Dattawadi area. Accordingly, police laid the trap and arrested the accused. Police seized two pistols and four live rounds from his possession.

Police said that since the last 19 months police have been searching for him, but he was living in the border area...