Ludhiana, March 29 -- Basti Jodhewal police have arrested category B gangster Pankaj Rajput in connection with an eight-year-old attempt to murder case in which he had been declared a proclaimed offender, officials said on Saturday.

According to police, Rajput, who is facing at least 16 criminal cases, was brought to Ludhiana from Delhi on a production warrant on March 15. He had earlier been arrested by Delhi Police on February 11 from Puneet Nagar in Jamalpur.

According to station house officer Jasvir Singh, the case pertains to an incident on May 5, 2018, when Rajput, along with his associates, allegedly attacked a 21-year-old man with sharp-edged weapons in the Basti Jodhewal area.

The accused fled the spot after the assault, leavi...