Superintendent of police Arnab Ghosh told a press meet that Zakir, who was on the run since 2010, was also involved in several cases of kidnapping and illegal possession of arms.
Zakir, a resident of Ksimnagar under Kaliachak police station, surrendered last night.
Meanwhile, Bakul Sheikh, another wanted criminal who was arrested on Saturday last from a guest house in Jadavpur area of Kolkata by a police team from Malda with the help of Kolkata Police Special Task Force was remanded to 13 days police custody by a Malda court.
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