Notorious criminal arrested in #Ghaziabad

Ghaziabad, May 24 (PTI) A “notorious criminal” was today arrested here for his alleged involvement in several crimes including murder, police said.

Acting on a tip off, the crime branch of the Ghaziabad police arrested Vishwas Singh Bhadoda, a resident of Rohta town in Meerut district, from Raj Nagar extension area here this morning, a police official said.

Vishwas, a gang leader, had allegedly carried out several murders to avenge the death of his brothers — Pramod and Dushyant Bhadoda, who had been allegedly murdered by rival gang members over an old enmity, the official said.

A country-made pistol and two live cartridges were recovered from his possession, he added.

Vishwas’s third brother Yogesh, also a gangster, is in jail for his alleged involvement in murder and other crime cases.