India, July 4 -- A jailed gangster in Delhi got a five-hour parole on Friday to attend his wedding in the Narela area amid tight security.

Amit alias Dabang, a close aide of gangster Tillu Tajpuriya, got parole to attend the wedding in Tajpur village, considered a stronghold of the gang, news agency PTI reported.

The wedding drew the attention of members from other organised criminal networks operating in Delhi and Haryana, PTI reported, quoting Delhi Police sources.

"Amit was escorted directly to the wedding venue, and to maintain law and order, heavy police security was arranged," the agency quoted sources as saying, adding that several teams were deployed to avoid any untoward incident.

Amit is believed to have taken over the opera...