A notorious gangster, having fled to Cambodia on a fraudulently procured passport during his parole, was deported after six years and arrested by the Special Task Force (STF) of Haryana on Wednesday. He carried a cash reward of ₹5 lakh on his head and was wanted in two dozen cases of murder, attempt to murder, daocity and robbery, said the police.

Mainpal Badli, 45, was sentenced to life imprisonment in three separate cases of murder registered at Sadar Bahadurgarh police station.