New Delhi: The Anti-Auto Theft Squad (AATS) of Delhi Police’s Outer North District has arrested a proclaimed offender after technical surveillance and field verification, according to a police note issued on Saturday.
The PO staff of AATS, Outer North District, combined digital intelligence with ground-level information to trace the absconding accused, who had been declared a proclaimed offender by the court, the note said. The operation was carried out under the guidance of Additional DCP-I Lokeshwaran R, IPS, and the supervision of ACP (Operations) Dinesh Kumar, and was led by Inspector Anand Kumar Jha, in-charge of AATS, Outer North District.
The arrested man was identified as Manoj, 35, son of Banwari, a resident of Chander Vihar in Nilothi, Delhi. He was declared a proclaimed offender in FIR No. 133/13 registered under IPC sections 356, 379, 411 and 34 at Prashant Vihar police station, the note said. Police said he has 27 previous involvements.
The operation was carried out by ASI Sandeep and Head Constable Abhishek Khatri of the PO staff, AATS, Outer North District, police said.
The note, issued by Deputy Commissioner of Police (Outer North) Shobhit D. Saksena, said the arrest highlights the integration of technology-driven investigation with persistent field intelligence.
