Man involved in snatchings in NCR held after gunfight in Noida

A man suspected behind several cases of phone and jewellery snatchings in the National Capital Region was arrested in Noida on Monday after a gunfight with the police in which he suffered injuries, of

A man suspected behind several cases of phone and jewellery snatchings in the National Capital Region was arrested in Noida on Monday after a gunfight with the police in which he suffered injuries, officials said.

The accused, who hails from Khoda colony in adjoining Ghaziabad, and his aide were intercepted by a team of Sector 24 police station around 8 a.m., following a tip-off, Additional Deputy Commissioner of Police (Noida) Ranvijay Singh said.

“The Noida police had been working on cases of snatchings and street crimes in which criminals based out of bordering cities of Ghaziabad and Delhi were often involved. Accused Subhash Negi, who has over a dozen cases against him, was also wanted by the police,” Mr. Singh said.