As per the report, Shettiyar did not use his mobile phone since the incident which made it difficult for police to track his movements. He was trying to flee the country. At least a dozen cases including those of murder, attempt to murder, extortion and cases under the Arms Act were registered against Shettiyar in the last few years, the police said.

He was arrested in a murder case registered in suburban Goregaon in 2017. During the pandemic, the government decided to release many of the undertrial prisoners temporarily to reduce congestion, and Shettiyar was one of the beneficiaries. After the completion of his parole, he never returned to prison and took to the life of crime again, said Deputy Commissioner of Police (detection) Datta Nalawade. 

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More than a dozen warrants were issued against him. During interrogation after the arrest, Shettiyar allegedly confessed that he was planning to kill two more persons in the city. Both these persons had criminal background, according to police, reported PTI.

He was handed over to Antop Hill police who are probing the firing case, DCP Nalawade said. 

(With PTI inputs)