Wanted criminal, 2 accomplices arrested by Haryana police

A hardcore criminal, wanted in around 30 criminal cases, and two of his accomplices were arrested in an operation, Haryana police said today.
Acting on a tip-off, police nabbed Surjeet Kataria alias Billu and his accomplice Davinder alias Dev from Surat Nagar, near Gurgaon, a Haryana police spokesman said, adding another accomplice, Gaurav, was nabbed from Delhi this morning.
Four pistols, two of them country-made, three dozen cartridges, 18 mobile phones, a car, three sets of police uniform and a number of fake vehicle registration certificates and driving licences were recovered from their possession, he said.
During interrogation, it was revealed that around 30 cases of murder, attempt to murder, loot and robbery were registered against Surjeet who was sentenced to life imprisonment in a murder case but was out on parole since October 2015, said the spokesman.

Surjeet, who was to return to jail next month, had become active again while being out on parole and committed a number of crimes, he added.
As regards the police uniforms recovered from their possession, the accused revealed that they were to commit a major crime where there was a plan to use them.