According to sources, Kapil of Moradabad district was involved in several cases of auto theft and was evading arrest for long.
Acting on a tip-off that Kapil, along with an accomplice Vipin, would be in Budana area, police conducted a raid on Thursday night and arrested him and seized four stolen motorbikes.
Vipin, however, managed to escape, a police officer said.
A case has been registered against Kapil at Modinagar police station, the officer said, adding "we are interrogating him about other members of the gang".