One more arrested in Vivek Vihar encounter

A 29-year-old man, carrying a cash reward of Rs 1 lakh in connection with his alleged involvement in the Vivek Vihar encounter, has been arrested, police said today.

The accused, identified as Kalia, is a resident of northeast Delhi's Nand nagri and is involved in 17 cases of motor vehicle theft, they said.

On June 5, four men had opened fire on police party and one of the gang member Noor Mohammad had died in retaliatory firing. During the police encounter, one accused namely Ravi Kuldeep was arrested by the police team on the spot, Rajiv Ranjan, Additional Commissioner of Police (crime), said.

During his sustained interrogation, accused Kuldeep disclosed the identity of person driving the alleged Brezza car as Kalia who along with another associate had fled, he said