India, Oct. 22 -- A "notorious criminal" who had been absconding for over 33 years was arrested by the Haryana Police Special Task Force (STF) from Hyderabad, Telangana, where he had been living as a well-established scrap trader, officials said on Tuesday.

The suspect, Mohammad Rashid, 58, originally from Dungeja village in Pinangwa, Nuh, was arrested on Thursday by an STF team led by inspector Anil Chhillar and sent to jail on Sunday after being produced before a Palwal court.

STF officials said Rashid had over 20 cases against him, mostly of armed dacoity, attempted murder, kidnapping, and criminal intimidation, registered in Gurugram, Nuh, and Palwal (Haryana), Mathura (Uttar Pradesh), and Bharatpur (Rajasthan). A senior official sa...