Bhubaneswar, Aug. 2 -- New Delhi: An Ayurvedic doctor who was allegedly a mastermind in over 50 murder cases of truck and taxi drivers across the city and neighbouring states was arrested from Baprola area where he was living after jumping parole in January, police said on Wednesday.

Citing previous media reports, the police claimed he may have been involved in more than 100 murder cases but could not confirm the exact figure as the cases registered against him in Delhi, Uttar Pradesh, Haryana and Rajasthan were investigated by the state police concerned.

Devender Sharma, 62, a BAMS degree holder, hailed from Purreni village in Uttar Pradesh's Aligarh district and he was apprehended by Delhi Police's Crime Branch team on Tuesday, six mo...