Chandigarh, Aug 11 (PTI) A wanted criminal was arrested from Ludhiana in a joint operation by the Punjab Police and the Uttar Pradesh police's Special Task Force, Director General of Police (DGP) Gaurav Yadav said here on Friday.

Arvind Kashyap alias Pintu, a close associate of mafia-don Dhruv Kuntu, was allegedly involved in the 2013 murder of former Sagri MLA Sarvesh Sipu and the Uttar Pradesh Police had declared a reward of Rs 1 lakh on his arrest, the police chief said.

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Sipu was shot dead in broad daylight allegedly by the members of Pintu's criminal gang at the behest of Dhruv Singh Kuntu, he said.

DGP Yadav said Pintu, a resident of Chakia Kasrawal in UP's Azamgarh district, has a criminal history with more than 16 cases related to murder, attempt to murder, extortion, and the Arms Act registered against him.

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Promod Ban, the additional DGP of the anti-gangster task force, said that acting on reliable inputs the police teams carried out a special operation and arrested Pintu from an area under the Daba Police Station of Ludhiana.

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