<p>Sharma, who was involved in over 100 encounters, was arrested on Thursday night and would be shortly produced in court.<br /><br />The arrest comes in the wake of investigations made by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the Bombay High Court into the alleged encounter of gangster Ram Narayan alias Lakhan Bhaiya on November 11, 2006 near Nana-Nani park in suburban Versova, officials said.<br /><br />Lakhan's brother, advocate Ram Prasad Gupta, had filed a petition in the high court alleging that the victim had been shot dead in cold blood by a police team headed by Sharma.<br /><br />According to the petitioner, Lakhan was picked up from his house by police seven hours prior to his death. His family members had then filed a complaint with police fearing that he may be killed in an encounter. They had also sent telegrams to police commissioners of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane in this connection.<br /><br />According to the police, Lakhan was close to Chhota Rajan henchman D K Rao.<br />Acting on a tip off that Lakhan would come in the park, they led a trap for him and in the subsequent encounter between the two sides, Lakhan was killed.<br />Following the petition, the court had ordered the probe by the SIT team headed by DCP M M Prasanna</p>
<p>Sharma, who was involved in over 100 encounters, was arrested on Thursday night and would be shortly produced in court.<br /><br />The arrest comes in the wake of investigations made by a Special Investigation Team (SIT) appointed by the Bombay High Court into the alleged encounter of gangster Ram Narayan alias Lakhan Bhaiya on November 11, 2006 near Nana-Nani park in suburban Versova, officials said.<br /><br />Lakhan's brother, advocate Ram Prasad Gupta, had filed a petition in the high court alleging that the victim had been shot dead in cold blood by a police team headed by Sharma.<br /><br />According to the petitioner, Lakhan was picked up from his house by police seven hours prior to his death. His family members had then filed a complaint with police fearing that he may be killed in an encounter. They had also sent telegrams to police commissioners of Mumbai, Navi Mumbai and Thane in this connection.<br /><br />According to the police, Lakhan was close to Chhota Rajan henchman D K Rao.<br />Acting on a tip off that Lakhan would come in the park, they led a trap for him and in the subsequent encounter between the two sides, Lakhan was killed.<br />Following the petition, the court had ordered the probe by the SIT team headed by DCP M M Prasanna</p>