Wasim alias Rehan, a resident of Bulandshahr, was carrying a reward of Rs 20,000 on his arrest, a senior STF official said.
A country-made pistol and three live cartridges were recovered from Wasim's possession when he was held near a school in Sector 58 of Noida, Assistant Superintendent of Police, UPSTF, Rajeev Narain Mishra said.
He was involved in multiple cases of robberies and had been hiding at a village in Greater Noida for the last six months, the ASP said.