Chandigarh, April 25 -- In a major breakthrough, the Crime Investigation Agency (CIA) of Haryana police has arrested a notorious criminal, who was carrying a reward of Rs one lakh on his head from Bahadurgarh in Jhajjar district.
A Haryana police spokesman said that the arrested accused was identified as Sachin alias Painda, a resident of village Mehndipur Dabodha. A country made pistol and a live cartridge were recovered from his possession.
He was the key accused in killing of a former Sarpanch of village Dabodha Kalan in March 2019 after which he absconded. At least five cases pertaining to heinous crimes have been registered against him at different police stations.
Police said that, acting on a tip-off, a team of CIA in Jhajjar that...