NEW DELHI: The Delhi Police on Tuesday arrested gangster Paramjeet Dalal, one of the top ten criminals of Delhi who was carrying a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his head, a police officer said.
The team of Special Cell arrested Dalal during an encounter at around 5.15 a.m. in Sector 37, Rohini after getting a tip-off.
During cross firing, Dalal suffered a bullet injury in his left leg when he tried to escape from the spot, the official said.
"He was later overpowered and shifted to Ambedkar Hospital under police custody."
A resident of Haryana's Bahadurgarh, Dalal was involved in over dozen of criminal cases in Delhi and Haryana. He was evading his arrest from the last few years, said the officer.