Jammu: A wanted criminal linked to the Royal Singh gang was arrested here on Sunday after an 11-month hunt, police said.
Mohd Ayaz alias Shantoo, a resident of Gujjar Nagar, had been on the run for nearly a year.
Acting on specific and credible inputs, a police team conducted a swift operation and successfully apprehended the accused from a hotel in Jewel Chowk area of the city, a police spokesperson said.
“The arrested person is a history-sheeter and a habitual offender involved in nearly a dozen serious criminal cases since 2013,” he said.
A case was registered against him at the police station city early this year.
