A hardened criminal evading the police after a recent shooting at Antop Hill was nabbed by the Mumbai police Crime Branch on Tuesday with the help of an informers’ network. Though the criminal identified as Vivek Chettiyar, 26, is booked in 13 cases of serious nature, six of these cases were registered after his release on parole during the pandemic.

The recent firing incident at Antop Hill had taken place on April 6, when the accused Chettiyar had allegedly barged into the house of Akash Kadam, 30, fired shots at him and fled from the scene.