New Delhi, Oct 25 (IANS): After an exchange of fire, the Delhi Police’s Crime Branch has arrested a notorious criminal, who was wanted in a case of assault upon a police team in Haryana’s Jhajjar area, an officer said on Wednesday.

The accused identified as Raja a.k.a Bhadak alias Veera (27), a resident of Jharoda, has been found previously involved in 30 cases of robbery, snatching, theft, and Arms Act violation among others.

According to police, specific input was received that a wanted criminal Raja would go to Gurugram via Aruna Asaf Ali Road, Vasant Kunj, for committing some heinous crime.

Acting on the tip-off, a police team laid a trap and he was intercepted on a motorcycle which was coming from Katwaria Sarai.

“He was signalled to stop by the police officials. The alleged person accelerated his bike and tried to flee and started firing on the police party. During the ensuing encounter, the police team fired two rounds upon the criminal in self-defence and in order to apprehend him,” said the Special Commissioner of Police (crime) Ravindra Singh Yadav.

During the exchange of fire, Raja sustained bullet injury in his right leg and was overpowered by police officials.

On interrogation, Raja disclosed that on October 19, he along with his two associates was going to Badli, Bahadurgarh, Haryana, in a car.

“The police team of Badli police station in Haryana was checking vehicles and they signalled them to stop the car. Instead of following the directions of police officials, they rammed their car into the barricades and managed to escape from there,” said the Special CP.

During further interrogation, he confessed to the theft of a motorcycle from the area of Mangol Puri police station.