New Delhi, Sept. 25 -- The Delhi Police Crime Branch has arrested a Patna-based gangster and proclaimed offender, identified as Chhotu alias Prince, in connection with an Arms Act case registered at the Special Cell of Delhi Police, officials said.

According to Delhi Police, the accused was declared a Proclaimed Offender (PO) by a Delhi court in 2018 under the Arms Act of the Special Cell. He was apprehended by the Western Range-II (WR-II) team of the Crime Branch from Ranchi, Jharkhand, following a coordinated operation on September 22.

The accused, a resident of Patna, Bihar, was allegedly a member of the Pinku Chaudhary gang and was involved in more than 16 criminal cases in Bihar, including murder, dacoity and robbery, the police sa...