New Delhi, Oct 27 (PTI) A 28-year-old man wanted for opening fire on Diwali night was arrested after a gunfight in southeast Delhi's Amar Colony, police said on Monday.

Bharat alias Teja, a resident of Taimur Nagar, was shot in his left leg and was taken to the AIIMS Trauma Centre for treatment, they said.

The police said Bharat is a habitual offender and has an involvement in nine criminal cases, including that of attempted murder, Arms Act, and Excise Act offences.

Bharat was booked in an attempted murder case in New Friends Colony earlier this month, Deputy Commissioner of Police (Southeast) Hemant Tiwari said.

A country-made pistol with three live cartridges was recovered from his possession and two empty cartridges were seized from the spot, he added.

"On the intervening night of

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