India, Jan. 6 -- A 50-year-old wanted man with a Rs.1 lakh reward for a Rs.1.5 crore theft from a jewellery store in Nuh last week was caught in Gurugram early Monday after a brief exchange of fire with the police, officials said.

The suspect, Yaad Ram, hailed from Pacchaiyya in Uttar Pradesh, and lived in Jaipur, Rajasthan. Investigators said Ram had more than 26 cases registered against him in Rajasthan, Uttar Pradesh and Haryana, involving attempted murder, robbery, theft, burglary, and arms smuggling.

According to police, Ram was caught during a joint operation by the Gurugram and Nuh police crime branch in Mahendrawada village of Bhondsi between 12.30am and 1am on Monday.

Officials said that Gurugram police's Sector 40 crime branc...