India, Jan. 15 -- A 21-year-old man was arrested on Wednesday for his alleged involvement in the murder of a 32-year-old criminal who was shot dead near Kherki Daula toll Plaza on Tuesday, said police.

Police identified the deceased as Manoj Ojha, accused in 16 criminal cases including murder, extortion registered against him at various police stations in Delhi. He was also convicted in two of the cases and had come out of jail on bail in June last year.

According to police, his death was the fallout of an internal dispute with his two associates. The arrested accused is identified as Lokesh, from Delhi's Patparganj. He worked as a cab driver in Delhi, Gurugram, Noida and Ghaziabad. The prime accused, Tanish, was still on the run.

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