New Delhi, Oct. 13 -- Rashid Ali, alias Rashid Cablewala, a most-wanted gangster of the infamous Lawrence Bishnoi and Hashim Baba gang, has been detained in Azerbaijan, agency sources told UNI.

According to sources, Rashid was located and detained by a covert agency in Baku, the capital of Azerbaijan.

Rashid traveled to Baku from Istanbul, Turkey, in an attempt to evade capture.

Rashid is a key figure listed under the stringent Maharashtra Control of Organised Crime Act (MCOCA). Investigators describe him as a close associate of gangster Hashim Baba and a significant operative within the network of jailed gangster Lawrence Bishnoi.

Rashid is wanted in connection with several high-profile cases in Delhi, the sources said.

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