Criminal held in South Delhi, pistol and mobiles recovered

New Delhi, Sep 10 (IANS) A 28-year-old man, allegedly involved in multiple cases of snatching and other criminal acts, was arrested and 15 mobile phones as well as a pistol and two cartridges were recovered from him, the police said on Tuesday.

The accused identified as Islam (28) is a resident of Harijan Camp, New Delhi.

Following a tip-off, the special staff of south district on Monday apprehended Islam with one country made pistol and two live cartridges. Three motorcycles were also recovered from him, DCP (South) Atul Kumar Thakur said.

The accused was involved in several cases of rioting, attempt to murder, assault on government servant, arms act, snatching and murder, the DCP said, adding that with his arrest 15 cases of snatching registered in different police stations of south Delhi have been solved.