New Delhi, Nov. 28 -- The Crime Branch of Delhi Police has arrested a notorious criminal with 68 past involvements, bringing a seven-month chase to an end, an official said today.

The accused, Tarun alias Gadam Wala, a resident of Aman Vihar and a listed bad character of the local police station, was wanted in a high-profile chain-snatching case involving an NRI woman earlier this year.

The case registered at Karol Bagh police station came to light when on April 5, an NRI woman from California, who was visiting Delhi with her husband, was targeted moments after withdrawing cash from a PNB ATM on Padam Singh Road.

Two men on a black scooty snatched her 15-gram gold chain and sped toward Ganga Mandir Marg. The co-accused Rahul, who was rid...