Man involved in four dacoities held

New Delhi, March 04: A criminal involved in four dacoities has been arrested in east Delhi, police said Thursday.

“Akbar, a resident of New Seemapuri in east Delhi, was arrested from his house Wednesday,” said a senior police officer.

Police recovered a country-made pistol and live cartridges from him.

Akbar, along with his associates, looted Rs.4.5 lakh from a house in Farsh Bazar area, police said.

In 2009, he robbed a house in Anand Vihar area of Rs.1 lakh in cash and jewellery worth Rs.2 lakh.

Later that year, he robbed Rs.2 lakh from a factory in Seemapuri. Last year, he robbed an elderly man of Rs.1 lakh, police said.

–IANS–