New Delhi, Aug. 6 -- Delhi Police's Crime Branch has arrested a 53-year-old proclaimed offender who had been absconding for nearly 28 years and was wanted in the murder of a Haryana Police personnel, multiple attempt-to-murder cases, and for escaping police custody while handcuffed.

The accused, identified as Rajinder Bairagi alias Rajinder Singh Yadav alias "Dr Jhatka", was arrested by the Northern Range-1 (NR-1) team of the Crime Branch from Mungaoli in Madhya Pradesh's Ashok Nagar district following a multi-state operation, police said.

According to Delhi Police, Rajinder was wanted in connection with the 1998 murder of Haryana Police personnel Jai Bhagwan during a firing incident at a wedding in Sonipat. He was also facing multiple ...