New Delhi, March 24 -- Delhi Police has arrested fugitive gangster and former national-level wrestler Manjeet Dalal, from the Singhu Border area here, an official said on Sunday.

The accused, a sharpshooter associated with the Neeraj Bawana-Amit Bhura gang, had been absconding and was wanted in multiple cases, including firing on police teams, attempted murder and mafia extortion, an officialstatement said.

"Dalal, a native of Bahadurgarh, Haryana, had once been a wrestler, securing a silver medal at the national level in 2007 in the 86 kg category," Deputy Commissioner of Police (Crime) Aditya Gautam said in the statement.

However, his life took a turn after his mother died of cancer in 2010 and his father left home, following which he ...