A history-sheeter wanted by Uttar Pradesh Police and carrying a reward of Rs 50,000 on his head has been arrested in Maharashtra's Palghar district, local police said on Friday, reported the PTI.

The suspect was identified as Rahimulla Ibrahim Ansari (32), against whom two First Information Reports (FIRs) have been registered at Kotwali police station in Ayodhya in Uttar Pradesh. He was allegedly on the run for two years, said an official, as per the PTI.