New Delhi, Nov 2 (PTI) The Delhi Police has arrested a 29-year-old proclaimed offender in a decade-old accident case, an official said on Sunday.

A proclaimed offender is a person who has absconded to evade trial.

The accused, identified as Vikas, who works as a housekeeper, was wanted in a case registered against him in 2015. Police said he had been evading arrest for several years.

Acting on a tip-off, a team laid a trap and apprehended him from Hastsal Vihar on Saturday, police said.

Further verification revealed that he was previously involved in 13 criminal cases, they said. PTI BM PRK PRK (This story has not been edited by News18 staff and is published from a syndicated news agency feed - PTI )

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