A 30-year-old man has been arrested by Delhi Police in connection with the vehicles theft across the city in the national Capital. Police said that a reward of Rs 50,000 had already been declared on him.

The accused has been identified as Nazir, a resident of South Delhi's Chhatarpur. Police said Nazir was the kingpin of the vehicle theft gang which was active in South and Southeast districts of city.

According to Dr AK Singla Additional Commissioner of Police, Crime Branch, on January 17, specific inputs were received that Nazir would come to Chhatarpur sometime in the afternoon following which a trap was laid and he was apprehended by the police team.

"The bike he was riding was found to be stolen from Jamia Nagar area. Subsequently, a case under section 379 of Indian Penal Code (IPC) was registered at Crime Branch police station and accused was placed under arrest," said the Additional CP.

"During interrogation, Nazir revealed that he headed a auto-lifting gang that specialized in stealing vehicles and further selling them after producing forged documents," said Dr Singla.

"Earlier, last year in November the police have also arrested his associate identified as Jaiprakash from Sarai Kale Khan Bus Terminus while riding a stolen bike," said the Additional CP.

"On Jaiprakash instance, one more associate of the gang, Shamim Durrani was arrested. Police have also recovered 11 stolen vehicles including two cars from the possession of the accused. They had been working for Nazir for longtime. Nazir had been evading his arrest since November, 2019," said the Additional CP adding that further investigation is going on.