Panchkula, July 15- In yet another major break-through, Special Task Force (STF) of Haryana Police has arrested a wanted criminal, who carried a bounty of Rs 1.5 lakh on his head, from Noida in Uttar Pradesh.
While stating this here today, a spokesman of Police Department said that the arrested criminal was identified as Pardeep Lohar alias Kala , a resident of Badala, Police Station Bass, in Hisar. The criminal who was absconding since 2017, was involved in several cases of crime including murder, decoity and loot. As many as 24 cases were registered against him in various police stations in the state including Delhi.
He said that Director General of Police, Mr B. S. Sandhu congratulated the STF Chief and IG Saurabh Singh, DIG STF, Sateesh Balan and their entire team for intensifying efforts to crackdown on most wanted criminals in the state.
He said that a team of STF , Hisar got an information that wanted criminal Pardeep Lohar was roaming in Sector 23, Noida in Uttar Pradesh with an intention to commit a crime. Acting swiftly, STF team led by two Inspectors went to Noida and nabbed the criminal from Sector 23 area there.
The accused Pradeep Lohar had shot dead his accomplice Pradeep Jamwadi and his mother, following a case was registered against him at police station Civil lines Hisar. The accused is a person of criminal nature. There are many cases registered against him in the past and he had made panic among people through Facebook and other social media.
He said that the accused would be taken on police remand by presenting him in the court. Other cases of crime are expected to be disclosed from the accused during interrogation.