Two wanted criminals held

: Two criminals wanted in a number of cases and absconding for long have been arrested, police said.

The two -- Prakash (30) and Madurai (27) were nabbed during a raid by two special teams of the central crime branch after police received a tip off.

Initial investigations revealed that Prakash was a wanted criminal in over 10 cases including burglary, a police release said

Madurai was wanted in a murder case and has over seven cases registered against him, including robbery, it said.