JAMMU: A wanted criminal was arrested here on Sunday after a two-year hunt, police said.

Surjan Sansi, a resident of Rehal village of Bishnah, is a history-sheeter and his arrest is a major success for police in its drive against gangsters, a police spokesperson said.

He said Sansi was evading arrest for the past two years and was wanted in connection with the killing of a man identified as Akshay Kumar in Ramgarh area of Samba district in December 2023.

A police party from Bishnah police station arrested Sansi from his hideout in Jammu.