NEW DELHI: A man who had been absconding in a hit-and-run case since over one decade, was finally detained in Delhi's New Ashok Nagar area, police said on Saturday.

The culprit, identified as 45-year-old Vimal Chand, was declared a Proclaimed Offender on September 23, 2011 by the Saket Court in connection with a First Information Report registered under section 279 (rash driving) and 338 (causing grievous injury) of the Indian Penal Code at the Badarpur police station.

"Specific inputs were obtained about a Proclaimed Offender who was evading his presence before the honorable court and hiding in New Ashok Nagar by changing his identity," said Chandan Chowdhary, the Deputy Commissioner of Police (South).

"Police team activated interstate informers and conducted a local inquiry of the areas and developed key clues about the offender. On Friday, a trap was laid and Vimal Chand was arrested from Gali No. 3 in New Ashok Nagar," the official mentioned.

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